When You Grow Up

I told you
I wanted to be an artist
You said "how selfish"
And that I'd starve

I told you
I wanted to be a doctor
You laughed
And said
"How pretentious"

So I asked you
What you wanted to be
You said
You wanted to be a poet
Because you could
Be pretentious
And starving
And selfish
And make it a career



(hz)