I Value my Freedom

I have many degrees,

high quality, but no job,

situations did not allow it.

And I am also repelled

by being tethered to a cubicle,

wasting away life.

So, I try to earn

through writing and art,

from the flexibility

and freedom of home.

Visibility and support matter,

when you are freelancer, entrepreneur.

But people who know me in real life

often ignore my efforts,

as if I am invisible.

Yet when they need something,

suddenly, surprisingly,

I become visible.

They want to consume my time,

my energy, hard-earned resources.

I am kind, no doubt.

But I have started saying “no.”

Am I wrong?

We credit bees for hard-working,

but is not its opportunist

that it comes when flowers bloom.