The Fractured Dream of Yours

Since I’ve spoke to you Shattered dreams of mine Could I your discuss Leaving pain behind Knowing that fate broke the plan Long ago What were once your plans? And where do they hide Did you at some point? Dream of Medaille? Studying Lit At you college Of Heav’n Have you ever wished Still at Medaille Fiction to compose? And Creatively Write So the Pulitzer Prize Could be Yours? And have you once? Instead of Medaille? Had aspired to study? Voice at Buffalo SUNY? So you Could rise At the opera? Have you ever aimed? To study bass? And play in public? With a noble grace? To receive Praise At the orchestra? Have you ever? Wanted to attend? An amazing Graduate school? In or out of state? To the Academic greatness Established? Has teaching College? Ever been a hope of yours? Did you cater to it? All those years? Or did it? Come in? Sudden spurts? Oh those tender dreams! Those ideal schemes! Being so Frail! They always fail! With the consequences Lasting long Did they leave you all? With a scarred heart? And a deep regret? You had to discard? Inspiration yours? Deep and noble?