I Tried
A Poem by TTBoy28
I tried to write a song
that everybody would remember
But instead of applause
all I heard was falling timber
I tried to wave goodbye
to a few chosen few
The ones who gave their time
and their bodies up for you
I tried to give a smile
of thanks and congratulations
But what got in the way
was fear and adulation
When I think back to the time
when everybody had a mission
or at least a premise
before they hung the sign “Gone Fishin'”
There was a sense that there was something
underneath it all
Instead of all actions
causin’ just one house to fall
So I tried to give a speech
in hopes that they all would hear me
Although I could see their eyes
It was still their backs I would see
I never raised a hand
a fist or a finger
For all that happened in a time
and those feelings they still linger
I tried to reach a man
who could make them all take notice
But all I got from him was
Do you know what today’s vote is
When I think back to the time
when everybody had a mission
or at least a premise
before they hung the sign “Gone Fishin'”
Won’t someone please take me there
it may not yet exist
when they didn’t fight with words or bombs,
or guns, but with a fist
That time seems so much safer
I might be able to fight my way out
Instead of having to scream,
“Everybody get out!”
Now when I try to wave goodbye
to a few chosen few
I get an invisible middle finger
and a silent “F-U!”
So I hope this song
falls into the right hands
or into the ears and minds
of the fearless and heartful across these
great lands
May they know just what to do
when the time comes to past
and not just tuck their tail and run
on the cemetery of the vast
Byzantine drama
created by and for the masses
Numbers skewed
to make it last just like molasses
Collect all your thoughts
images in a diary
for knowledge can’t be extracted
but diminished with the fiery