Take Me Back Poem by Joe Hughes

Take me back to the womb
I was wise then.
Take me back to my childhood
The lies then.

Take me back to my schooltime
The blues time.
Take me back to my college
I'll curse them.

Take me back to my mother
Most Catholic.
Take me back to the priests
Most fanatic.

Take me back to my job
'Twas my prison.
Take me back to the church
No religion.

Take me back to old age
I'm despised now.
Take me back to the grave
No more poise now.