A Creative in a Capitalist World

We’re scared

Scared to be ourselves
Scared to chase our dreams
Scared of being broke
Scared of being judged

We pass up opportunities
We do what we were told
We take the safe route
We fit into the mold

But when we allow ourselves to dream
We see exactly what we want
Our minds tell us “No!”
There are too many ways it could go wrong

So we suppress our thoughts
We bury our deep desires
We do what’s considered safe
We change ourselves to get hired

But our souls yearn to be free
Our bodies show us warning signs
Our minds become tormented
Our hearts crack into pieces

In those darkest moments
We realize something, an epiphany
Why not live the life I want to live
And break the cuffs my mind placed on me