Sonnet - born Free, Taught To Live In Slavery

I was born into this world free So I could become the authentic me But with every penny I managed to save They taught me how to be a slave When I was a kid I was totally free I used to watch the stars from a tall tree I was ignorant but I was no fool Despite the history they taught me in school When I became an adult no more was I free I had to find some job and earn a salary So I can pay for the 'things' I do not need While feeding into someone else's greed You and me were all born free But most of us end up in slavery