Renting My Dreams

I pay my bills with borrowed hope

Living life on a fragile rope

Dreams feel distant, priced too high

While I’m just trying to get by

I don’t hate the simple life

I hate feeling left behind

Working just to stay afloat

While my dreams are on remote

I swear I’m not ungrateful

Just tired of survival

I’m renting my dreams for now

Can’t afford them anyhow

I’ll buy them back when I’m okay

If tomorrow lets me stay

Maybe dreams don’t need to rush

Maybe slow is still enough