My Wish

I dove into my wishing well
undone by a truth I found
hard to understand
and even harder to accept

And yet I was no different
than your cold betraying eyes
that could not comprehend
just what my life had become

I dove into my wishing well
unwound by experience
hard to believe in
and so unacceptable

Lost myself in sorrow
and the coldness of regret
and I don't understand
just what I have become

My wishing well gave me nothing but truth and hardship
My wishing well washed away my dreams

MM 1994