The Hamlet Project

They told me this life would be hard.
They said, “Talent isn’t enough.” They said
Only a few would find a way, that it
Would likely break my heart. They
Suggested I find some other thing to chase,
To set my sights on some other dream.
There was something about the odds
Something about the hardships
Something about the poverty
Something about the roller coaster
Something about perpetual rejection
Something about sacrifice and compromise.
They very definitely warned me.