When Dreams End

When dreams end
I close my eyes
And ask myself
if not now when?
When all the ideals fall
It's all for one and none for all
When we let go of the small things
And there are no consequences
We become like birds with no wings
If we let go of what is real
We become a solitary animal
Finding what's virtual ideal
When we don't look at all the details
We will never understand why
Progress derails and we become like
dogs chasing their own tails
A part of me dies every time people tell me
that they don't pay me enough
They look at me with pity
and dismiss me with a laugh
A part of me dies every time a young man
Asks me why I take my job so seriously
A part of me dies when my children say
corporations have zero consideration
caring only about revenues
And self regeneration
That's when all dreams end
And so does my beloved nation