I Wish I'd Held The Moment Poem by Hm. Nes

I wish I'd held the moment,
Wish I'd understood the meaning,
Wish I'd called the very minute fever broke.
I wish I'd moved to Memphis
While the children didn't matter,
But I found myself in Phoenix in the rain.

I never thought to hide that
I was searching for an answer
To the age-old feeble question about life-
The 'why' of one's existence
That remains a shrouded secret
Only some can almost understand through pain.

I wish, I wish, I wish, but
That was then and this is now; and
Now is all we have, the wishes gone.
Return, if you can stand it,
Sail the vessel of forgiveness
Through the storm that may not ever find refrain.