its too early for you to start playing the game

politics ruin everything. ultimatums leave the innocent frayed. jaded. doubting. they(whoever they are)set a standard were expected to live up to or its goodbye. and well compromise for reasons weve justified. but what started out as a mission for greatness barely makes mediocre because its not us, not really. its the version of us they want us to be, oh the sacrifices we make for our dreams. why put in the long hours, the sweat, the frustrations? why work so hard to be someone youre not? theres no sense in that, theres no truth in that. it becomes a bunch of rich pockets telling you who you can be and failing to see who you already are. its a numbers game for them, but this is your life. your heart on display. for them youre a dime a dozen and if they lose you they wont miss you. but your dream is not a game. life is not a game. your message is not a game. and you dont have to play.