Buried in the Debts
Jace Harlan
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They said the future's brighter with a paper in my hand,
A gateway to success, a life they said was planned.
But every job I reach for turns out to be a ghostโ
Fake postings, auto-rejects, I'm haunted by them most.
The loans they cast as stepping stones
Are just the chains that anchor to my bones.
I pay and pay, but the numbers never die,
A river of interest where I'm left to cry.
They sold me dreams, they sold me lies,
Now I'm buried under debts I can't reprise.
Unpaid hours as an intern, scraping by for free,
Exploited by a system built on folks like me.
They say I'm spoiled, that my bar is set too high,
While CEOs drift gently down on parachutes of gold in the sky.
I did the work, I played their game,
But the ladder broke and left me with the blame.
I pay and pay, but it barely ever shifts,
A hamster wheel of debt and broken gifts.
They sold me hope, they sold me lies,
Now I'm buried under debts I can't reprise.
A.I. scans my rรฉsumรฉ, then tosses it aside,
While job boards bloom with baited traps that offer no guide.
I scream into the silenceโno one's there to hear,
Just echoes in a system engineered to feed on fear.
What's the cost of ambition when it steals all your time?
What's a degree worth when you're left behind?
The interest keeps on growing, no matter what I pay,
Years of sacrifice for bills that never go away.
The promise of a future? Just another joke,
A cruel design to keep the desperate broke.
The path they praised was a polished lieโ
A castle built on debt and dreams run dry.
I pay and pay, but the weight won't break,
A future bought with pieces they were quick to take.
They sold me freedom, sold me lies,
Now I'm buried under debts I can't reprise.