My diploma hangs on the wall
It’s best friend by it’s side
One has a $60,000 price tag
The other $40,000
They’re beautiful pieces of paper
Expensive as they are.
They have a lot of memories attached
Memories of fun and learning
Memories of personal growth
There is travel mixed in there
and summers abroad.
They’re beautiful pieces of paper
Representative of education and time
They’re beautiful pieces of paper
that show my passage of time.
I even had them framed so that I am reminded
of all the hard work I’ve done
And of which I should be delighted.
Yet they hang there on the wall while I struggle to pay my bills.
They hang there on the wall while I try to keep my head up.
They hang there on the wall while I can’t pay my debt.
They hang there on the wall while I wait for my ship to come in.
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