Entrapment

I am trapped by life.

The one I worked at wholly

has left me undone

My lifetime I learned

Sacrificing and working

-only to stop shy

If only I lacked thirst,

but I have ambition, need

the mind to create...

Without a purpose

I am denying myself

and my brain runs dry

My intellect burns

with every application

for a numb lifestyle

I am NOT a wife

Not a telemarketer

nor doctor nor cop

It's not the income

or a prideful mindset, no

I know what I am.

What I hold is a

beauty of intelligence

and the gift to share

I am a scholar,

thinker, writer, teacher

all been left to rot