Not What I Thought

The feeling of a budding tulip in my chest

Youthful yearning finally being put to rest

I thought I had entered the perfect gale

The wind was pushing through my sail

To guide me to financial freedom

My husband and I would be free to run

Away from our mother nest

But the budding tulip was addressed

And my patience was put to the test

The pay I was told I would receive

Was only just a dream