Respite Lies Just Down The Road Poem by Wilfred Mellers

A long time coming wines I tasted
Thoughts of time I have wasted
10,000 miles Just to see your smile
Life only happens for a little while

Savored the flavor of what I desire
A trivial spark set the night on fire
Atmosphere leaving I never sought
In the spider's web truly I'm caught

Dream of beauty promised I flew
Seldom dreams ever come true
Mango trees and honeybees
I couldn't resist setting my mind at ease

Skin to skin and hand to hand
Melancholy songs plaid by the band
Offended you I beseech your pardon
I miss the fragrance of a fertile garden

What a fool truly believes
False attitudes they conceive
Hiding in plain sight yet can't be seen
Gluttonous ones are very mean

Brother can you spare a dime
Maybe in another space and time
Happiness someday you will find
Mother nature is seldom kind

I couldn't read the barcode
So I sat down my heavy load
At times my brain wants to explode
Respite lies just down the road