Doesn't Matter if It's Not Enough

Get good grades.

Do well in school. 

You'll get a good job. 

That's what they say. 

Get up, kid. 

Go to work and earn a buck. 

"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps."

Doesn't matter if it's not enough...

Reviews

[barleygirl]

When I was 18 or 20, I could get a job, many different jobs, with only my high school education & a little college, & I earned the same amount my dad was earning after a lifetime at his career. Now many young people have no hope of earning what their parents earn -- EVER! -- even with a college degree. Forget about perks like health coverage & 401K (retirement plans are obsolete) . . . this is a gig economy & you can't even get consistent hours from week to week. Then the older generation posts scathing commentaries about how young people are lacking motivation (your "bootstraps" remark is especially poignant). You do well to say so little & conjure so much (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Diana]

Thank you. So much truth to this unfortunately...

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words dear Diana. Hard and true. New world, ain't easy. There is opportunity. Sometime hard work seem for nada. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Diana]

Yes, hard work can seem for nada. Thank you for sharing your views.

[Michael (Letters and Li..]

Perfect. I love the message here. Sweet and simple and to the point. You got me thinking, Diana :)

[Diana]

Thank you!

[Antoñyo]

The "Big Picture" can sometimes be depressing when you think about it... for me, this captures it greatly.
Thanks for sharing.

[Diana]

Yes, indeed. Thank you.

[Mercy Fae]

This is a great poem. I can relate to it well.

[Diana]

Thank you!

[andrew mitchell]

Child exploitation comes to mind in a write that speaks volumes

[Diana]

Good point. People forget that children with issues often become adults with those same issues...

[A hare off]

"Doesn't matter if it's not enough" doesn't seem to work so much these days. Expectations of wages is much greater than I ever remember. Really nice Diana

[Diana]

Ehh...I don't know if it's the expectation of wages so much as the cost of living. If you do research, less than half of the U.S. is now considered middle class (not sure which country you're speaking from).

[A hare off]

I'm in the U.S. I understand what you are saying.

[Diana]

Understood.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, if those bootstraps are just a bit too short...the grades ain't quite enough....and we only earn two bucks...what then...
and yet...we can do is all we can do...and if the effort is there...we have done what we can.

[Diana]

Thank you. It's easy to be a bit "short," often through no fault of one's own...