THE ODE TO THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS

It’s not only about 

standing in the spotlight 

and always 

taking the applause 

It’s about knowing how to 

turn things around 

when the lights go out 

And charting a new course 

Don’t keep playing

the tiresome blame game 

when fingers are 

pointing your way 

As history has taught 

many of us 

Even the big dog 

always has his day

Karma is a strange beast 

Bridges should 

never be burned 

Friendship is a very 

fragile thing 

It cannot accept 

serial lies 

And deflections 

at every turn 

One can only turn 

the other cheek 

just so many 

naked times 

Forgiveness must 

always be earned 

for there to be 

respect and rhymes

No one is invincible 

And think that 

times don’t change 

Someone always 

pulls the rug 

from behind 

And power bases

get rearranged

Like when always 

playing the horses

no one always wins 

You’re only as good

as your last home run 

People get tired of 

even one more spin 

Time’s up for dictators

so quickly shuffle 

the deck chairs

Man the lifeboats 

And change course 

There are icebergs 

in the way

The good old days 

are now long gone

They only belong 

to yesterday