From my memory well
Where I sometime dwell
Wishful dreams I recall,
That never came true at all.
Everything I've wanted
I pursued undaunted
But always out of reach
Were my desires each.
I wanted money aplenty
But I barely have any,
Dreams of riches soared
But nothing can I afford.
I wanted stardom's fame,
To play the highlife game
But famous I'll never be,
Fortune and fame elude me.
I craved to be a powerful man
With loyal servants at hand,
Too command as a ruling king
Everyone and everything.
My noble castle on a hill
Is only a daydream still
Where I'd live out my life
With a beautiful young wife.
Out of reach are my dreams
Just at my fingertips it seems,
I imagine them coming true
But that's not what they'll do.
Living alone, ageing and poor
I don't dream much anymore,
The good life's left me behind
But not in my dreamer's mind.
©Written by: Kenneth J. Ellison 07-07-06
