If I were...

If I were to be a Teacher
I could skip homework
And play with the cane.

If I were to be a Doctor
I could scribble
And accept fat paychecks.

If I were to be a Banker
I didn't have to learn science
To make money.

If I were to be a Lawyer
I could always lie
And get away.

If I were to be an Architect
I would have drawn
My luxuries with
Pencil,paper and scale.

If I were to be a Bartender
I needn't pay for
The silly drink.

If I were to be an Archeologist
I would have been rich
Digging up my past.

If I were to be an Engineer
I would have turned
Math into material
And material into Money.

But I'm a Poet.
I write,write and write,
Until I feel
The pulse of thoughts.

God am I displaced?

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