Like water under the bridge
Or like water over the dam
Let's put our discord in the fridge
Broken an arm I'm not who I think I am
While opening the Midas door
Expecting to get a Midas touch
I toured where angels won't explore
And got crushed by an unknown clutch
If I'd listened to you I won't have been taken aback
Not minding the high pressured situation
By now I would have been patting your back
Sadly I've gone through pollution
Unfortunanely what is done is done
And the adventure had no good affects
Having dysregulated my emotion
For Midas effect I've lived in regrets
Alas, with the only man in me I've come to seek a fresh start
The adventure that ought to toot my horn
Has proven to be a misplacement of an oxcart
So let bygone be bygone and once again be my only companion.
If you're lonely, sad, or distressed
You feel so deeply pressed
Need just the one that will listen
A constant love given
Friend I'll be there to lend an ear
I'm willing to appear
Sailing in your shadow my friend
Right in your heights ascend
Behind you all the way 'til the end
Like a sturdy defense
A provider, a confidante
Bridge not iconoclast
Over tea or just share a plea
Troubled mind will appease
Water over the dam is past hurts
I in you immerse
Will be your friend forever
Ease your mind together
Your life has value my true friend
Mind you I'll defend, my friend
Finis'
Sponsor: Roy Jerden
Contest: Bridge Over Troubled Water
February 13 and 14, 2014
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