Shadows and Memories--poem
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Poem by: Mike Stevens
Bitter reality knocked the wind from my sails.
My train of hopes and dreams really came off the rails
Every once in a while, out of the corner of my eye, I'll see
a picture, or hear myself sing, and that's the man I'll never be.
Yes, I know, nobody likes a whiner, and I'm no different,
but now the course I set for the future is broken and bent.
While it's true, there's been a veering away, a change of plans,
I still hold the key to a bright future in my hands.
But sometimes I long for the way things used to be before,
before fate had other ideas and slammed the door
I wished I'd have taken advantage of my talents, if indeed
they were ever really there at all, but I guess I never believed.
Before, I never had the right attitude, the right frame of mind.
Now the attitude's right, but it's to impossible that I'm confined.
But I know it's just the what that's changed, not the what's possible.
© Copyright 2020 Mike Stevens. All rights reserved.
Comments
Well written and well expressed.
I can't say I know how you feel,but I do empathise.
Hang on in there,Mike,you're doing great.
Dee.
Author
Reply
Thank you, Dee, I will!
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