Why Must I Poem by Nicollette Washington

why must one give up their dreams because of money?
why must a child throw away their goals and aspirations because they can't afford to keep them?
why must one work hard only to end up with such bad results?
why must i give up my ambitions because its simply too expensive too hold on to?

why does life hurt so bad yet we still try to keep on living?
why do the undeserving always get want they dont need and the deserving not get what they do need?
why must i watch the rich becomer richer and the poor become poorer?

the equality of life is a joke.
one always seem to have more and better while the other watches in envy.
how are we free if we are restricted by such tight chains called money?

when life takes one up, it always finds a way to allow them to fall.
expectations only lead to disappointments.
how can we call ourselves a world of opportunity when opportunity only knocks on doors of mansions and castles?
a happy ending is just a story that hasn't been completed.

why must i settle for less because i can't afford better?