A dreadful question

Yes, you all know it

Kindergarten.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
A princess.
"Why?"
They're pretty.

Primary.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
A vet.
"Why?"
I love animals.

High school.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
A vet.
"Why?"
I'd rather save animals than humans.

College.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
A writer.
"Why?"
They see the world differently.

Wednesday, 16 September, 03:07 PM
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
An idiot.
"Why?"
They seem happy.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahah i love this ... Erikson and Maslow would agree with this to a tee says i! ;) love the wry humor .. closing is a killer ... oh to be the idiot ... they are happy :)))))))))))))))) well.... i woudl say to your protagonist ... do hang in there ... gifts and purpose and internal peace and comfort will be yours if you don't give up ... great read for me .. fast paced, smooth flow .. points and theme clearly made ... great bit of satire!
E.

[Sara]

hahaha thanks! It's been what, 3 years since I posted this poem and I still wanna be the idiot :P

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahahaha i want to join too ... makes me think of this
https://youtu.be/wsRatIMUSu8

[Sara]

ahhh right in the feels with this song

[Einstein Noodle]

:) .................

[alanwgraham]

I like this a lot. It is very simple in structure but addresses a question that we all have to confront. I am at the other end of life (hopefully still some to go) where the question becomes what have I done. Now having more time, I am just having the confidence to call myself a writer. I'm not too sure about wanting to be an idiot but sometimes the demands of life just get too much! I hope you stick with being a writer!(but you already are!
Well done. Alan
Would you like to have a look at my poem 'dad the clock's stopped' which touches on a similar theme

[terry smith]

ignorance is bliss.....but so is strokes of brilliance...so don't settle for anything else :)

[cloud]

We humans evolve in strange ways due to our environment. When we get to the end of our years we're asked--what would you have done differently?

I also like the high school answer. It shows you've been exposed to not only idiots and morons but patterns that repeat themselves throughout life.

Nicely done.

[Sara]

I couldn't agree more. Maybe I'll add another stanza in a while, so I can see the answet then.
Thx for reading! :)

[cloud]

You're welcome.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Wednesday, 16 September, 03:07 PM
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
An idiot.
"Why?"
They seem happy.

lol very imaginative & out of the box....This is really wonderful Sara :)

[....................]

I was asked that question in Kindergarten and I am still thinking about how to answer it.... :)

This is such a great write!!!!

[Gee]

Funny,,like that.Even I managed to achieve idiot status

[Zakari Schmidt]

The year 2040
"Would you have done anything different?"
No

[Sara]

I really hope that's gonna be my answer :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

LOL.....how ironic that the older we get, we realize how little we really know...,.:)

Heard once that the real test of life is what type stories we can tell at the end. He with the greatest stories, wins! Great writing! :)

[Sara]

I totally agree. I hope we'll end up with the greatest stories :)
and thank you

[alifeacoustic]

Excellent, thank you for the smile. A very nice concept, attitudes changing as you grow, perspectives move and innocence makes way for reality. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed this.

[Sara]

I'm glad I made you smile. Thank you :)

[alifeacoustic]

You're very welcome :-)