ELEGY FOR GOOD INTENTIONS

I wanted to be nice
To help make tough times better
To be the bigger man
Act finer and be greater
But people seldom change
Myself and all the others 
Our output is the same
The bar has gotten lower

Bear with me, I'm weary
I'll fight this, I'm sorry 
Oh no
Things have turned out so badly
Oh no
I'll sing this lament so sadly

I tried too long to relieve the tension
To keep the peace and avoid contention
But I have failed in this prevention 
Here's my elegy for good intentions 

I've changed and it's not good
My energy's a specter 
Ambition dims and wanes
I feel I've lost my center 
I want the higher cause
But I am tired and out of kilter 
I fall short when I try
With weak efforts that I muster

Bear with me , I'm weary
I'll fight this, I'm sorry 
Oh no
Things have turned out so badly
Oh no
I'll sing this lament so sadly

I tried too long to relieve the tension
To keep the peace and avoid contention
But I have failed in this prevention 
Here's my elegy for good intentions 


March 2022, Ash Hall