I Tell Them The Truth Poem by Francis Duggan

When people ask me how much money for rhyming i receive
I tell them the truth since them i have no wish to deceive
That i write rhymes for enjoyment without any pay
It is all about money in the World of today
They do not seem to understand that for fun i write rhyme
To them such a hobby just a waste of time
For anything they do they do expect pay
That money is their god it does seem this way
One reason i do not talk much about writing rhyme
Is that most does see this as a big waste of time
Some put a monetary value on almost everything
And of the wealthy and famous the praises like to sing
But since i am not one of those who could ever pretend
I hope to be rhyming until my life's journey end.