An Awakening Dream...

At 8 I was a Doctor
Helping all I could
Saving everyone in need
like I thought I should

At 10 I was a lawyer
Though I lost most every case
But my mother said I argued best
and my talent I should not waste

At 16 I was a Rock Star
Jammin' through the night
Singing till my hearts content
and my neighbors fright

At 20 I was a business man
Buying and selling 'stuff'
Negotiating corporate mergers
I could never work enough

At 25 I changed
A family on my mind
Dreams were pushed to the back burner
A job was hard to find

At 29 I know
I may never save a life
I may never present evidence
of a gun or bloody knife

I know now at 29
I may never be a star
Screaming fans and empty beer cans
may not be for me
Tons of loot and a monkey suit
will never make me free

Perhaps these things, will never come true
Just dreams that all kids had
But I never dreamt how great it could be
to be a husband and a dad....