I once believed

I once believed that I could fly possessing golden wings
And salutations from all be my due
My world and all within I would peruse as if a king
And accolades I would whimsically accrue

I once believed that I could soar eternal in my sky
My realm encompassing all I would see
Bereft of tears unshed believing only mortals cry
But that was long ago when I was free

I once believed that angels were some mystical mirage
Elusive entities in endless flight
And devils came in hues of crimson on a dark visage
The latter would oft to come to me at night

I once believed accomplishment be wealth and sleek fast cars
And broken hearts loves fee and not my blame
But years of tears in shackles behind prisons cold steel bars
Would bring to me regret mixed with much shame

I once believed that Shangri-La lay in a valley near
A place where I could at last find a home
But beyond the brow a twisted trail would cause to me much fear
As north and south and east and west I roam

I once believed that time would rid of all that did make me sad
And in its fullness I would rise sublime
But memories cut deeper than the deepest wounds I had
My hurt shall ne'r be e're erased by time

I once believed that love be just a youthful fleeting dance
A web of tangled limbs to hunger sate
But love eternal is to me much more than mere romance
And not a whim that passing time abate

I once believed I knew it all this life and all within
Dismissive of the wisdom of the old
Perhaps in this I would admit to be my greatest sin
And in the knowing of this truth this tale I told
Brendan.



Poetry by Brendan Finbarr Tully
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Written on 2005-12-02 at 02:06

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