Dreams Rough Draft

The speaker reflects on various moments in life where they discovered that their dreams were not real, such as realizing there is no tooth fairy or Santa Claus. They also mention discovering that they were not truly treated equally despite the belief in equality. The speaker then discusses the disappointment of love and marriage, as well as the disillusionment of career expectations. Overall, the speaker emphasizes the pain of realizing that things are not always as they seem. What happens to you the first time you find out that your dreams just ain't real? Don't it hurt? The first time you find out that there ain't no such thing as the tooth fairy? I mean, you kinda knew, but you still wanted to believe. Same thing with Santa Claus. You kinda knew, but you still really wanted to believe. And then there was equality. You had learned that there was this Constitution, Bill of Rights, and oh yeah, the Declaration of Independence. Where all men were created equal. Then you found out your ass wasn't equal. You kinda knew, but you really wanted to believe. And then, oh then, there was love and marriage. You hooked up with your high school sweetheart, then went to some porkchop-eating, congregation-screwing, honestly-spoiled buttermilk reverend and got yourself married. Only to find out that sticks and stones may break your bones, but the divorce will murder your ass. I mean, you kinda knew, but you just didn't want to believe it. And then, oh then, then there was your career. You know, the job that was supposed to reward you if you worked real hard, kept your nose clean, and did the right thing. The one that promoted the guy that you trained, or had a cutback. Just when you thought you had made an impact, they screwed you on general principle. That drink, you kinda knew, but, well, you get the point.