A Modern-Day Fairy Tale

Once upon a time

Is only a line

In a fairy tale

Designed to fail

Role the dice

Like little mice

Follow the craze

Like walls of a maze

Play it smart

Look the part

Ignore the pain

You’re sure to gain

Do you hear their gong

Asking if you belong

Music to your ears

Being like your peers

Just another day

To take your pay

Just like the rest

Never giving your best

Happily every after

Is always greener

In someone else’s life

Ending only in strife