The great souls met in heaven All parts of themselves And they almost made a whole, But where the hell was HE, Who hadn't joined them down there, They asked. HE was supposed to sprinkle them With life's wisdom. In the midst of their own battles HE was to appear, show up And make another thing happen. Where was HE? Where is HE now? Here He comes. What happened? Explain! "Believe me If I could have gotten To where you all were I would have done so, But fate brought me Down the wrong lane, Which barred me From even making a local call To any of you. Come, we will have to descend again. Hopefully the instrumentation Shall be better And I shall wend my way Toward you Through those illusions of prestige And awaken you to your better selves."
Irwin R. Shaw - 1981
The great souls met in heaven
All parts of themselves
And they almost made a whole,
But where the hell was HE,
Who hadn't joined them down there,
They asked.
HE was supposed to sprinkle them
With life's wisdom.
In the midst of their own battles
HE was to appear, show up
And make another thing happen.
Where was HE?
Where is HE now?
Here He comes.
What happened?
Explain!
"Believe me
If I could have gotten
To where you all were
I would have done so,
But fate brought me
Down the wrong lane,
Which barred me
From even making a local call
To any of you.
Come, we will have to descend again.
Hopefully the instrumentation
Shall be better
And I shall wend my way
Toward you
Through those illusions of prestige
And awaken you to your better selves."