I Have Lived A Hundred Different Lives -

I have lived a hundred different lives - Each as different as water is to stone. I have dreamed a few far-away dreams To discover that they were mine alone. I have felt at times a trace of love But was shown again that theirs was untrue. I have often tried to bury the past To find that it rarely stays inhumed. I gave life to undeserving powers But I was too late in retaking it. I have seen the glory of success But it was not my own to celebrate. I have thrown my rage at the hailstorm Then retreated quickly to a burrow. I have been both with means and in lack But always grateful for a swift breakthrough. I have considered the centuries And found an abode within the present. I have counted my former hours And scry the future for what might be left.