Lord, I pray
Someone would pay
Me to experience an enjoyable way
Of earning a living someday
A joyous purpose in my life
Quite possibly a route to ending all strife
Collecting a check for writing a prose or two
Perhaps a rhyming verse or quite a few
Oh, how that would be so grand
There are so many wondrous poets in this land
Lord, oh yes I understand
I know this is quite a vicarious dream
They say it never hurts to have self esteem