And he wished
just once too often ...
always failing
in refrain
That the times
would now absolve him
for a past
he hid in shame
And he wished
one final pleading ...
an attempt
to bend the reed
To a future
unforgiving
where his hopes and dreams
— still bleed
(Sausalito: June, 1984)
Mar 22
Mar 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM UTC
And he wished
just once too often ...
always failing
in refrain
That the times
would now absolve him
for a past
he hid in shame
And he wished
one final pleading ...
an attempt
to bend the reed
To a future
unforgiving
where his hopes and dreams
— still bleed
(Sausalito: June, 1984)
