As a child growing up
My mother always told me
Go to college
And I obeyed
Walking blindly into
The dark mist of the unknown

Growing up
I never had time to assess
What I truly wanted
And now that I have

I am both disappointed
With my true aspirations
And the ones I was stuffed into

I am in a vicious to and fro
With failure

I was not meant for this life
I was not meant to have a heart
So large
And a soul so strong

I was meant to be free

But here I am

Shackled to the harshness of reality.