Swan Song

Alas, my time has come and gone And so I shall be moving on For my first love is calling me To be who I was meant to be And though derailed, by choices poor I've managed still, to reach that door As I proceed to venture through I fondly shall remember you Despite this moment, bittersweet I'll not regret our chance to meet Nor any of the times we had With memories both good and bad You deserve much better than What I can give you, as a man But as an artist, a struggling one I know my journey's just begun And though you think this swan has died I'm merely on the other side Where I am learning my new song That's been inside me all along 12/2/23