I Can'T Accept Not Trying

I can’t accept not trying
Praying for an enigma
When things don’t go my way
On a distant river
Where moons did rise
And water did toil
Spirits didn’t shed their light
But people forgot their own words
Why does it challenge me so?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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