#Writeclub #Ambition
With thanks to Matt @ Writeclub for the prompt….
When you were young
do you remember
those flights of fancy?
played out in the playground by the school
Pirate Ships Captains
Goodies and Baddies
Cowboys and Indians led by
The milky bar kid
Or flying up to space
to see who’s living on planet X
and giving Daffy duck and Porky Pig lessons
on Cosmic exploration
You held on tight, to dreams so big
but then they were bent like a twig
as teachers tried to steer you clear
of making your dreams into a career
But all these different things you learned
led to new careers, and twists and turns
and though it seems you’re far from Mars
really – it can be said – it isn’t that far
As you plot your way, across a map
a really , capable happy chap
plotting out works for people fixing afar
just like that distant faraway star
The Inkwell 