Encouragement and Dismissal [UF repost]

[kyrasantae]

Those who, thus far, have tried to help
Have only served to tear my hopes apart
I fear that you may underestimate my desperation.

Your advice is not at all undesired
But forgets what I wish to accomplish
It is, in the end, a search for some semblance of fame

Within the realm of my only true love
Second only to my love for my home:
My home - my family - Suomi - my homeland.

I seek a wind beneath my wings
A guiding light that holds me high
Without ever telling me to step down my expectations.

If only pity could buy us chances
To prove ourselves to the world
For pity is the only currency with which I can purchase

Now, since nothing else can buy me
Anything of use to this dream
And hope suffers as I walk my chosen path.

I had a dream that I could be
Something to make my life worth living
I map my road the way others have done before me

If thou still needest to say 'nay',
I bid thee keep thy silence
For this dream lit a fragile fire that easily dies.

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(apologies for certain Les Miz line rip-offs)