If I could turn back the hands of time

The winds would rewind

If I could turn back the hands of time

I would've taken Robert Frost's path less taken rather than straggle behind

If I could turn back the hands of time

You would see the receeding water

If I could turn back the hands of time

We would see Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr,

and the overall overcoming of struggle as more than a vague martyr

If I could turn back the hands of time

Once again we would sip of the wine and eat of the bread

If I could turn back the hands of time

We would not have that weary feeling of being mislead

If I could turn back the hands of time

All of the lost, mothers, grandmothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, granddaughters, and elderly hands I would in present terms holded

If I could turn back the hands of time

The levees would've sunk a little deeper and grew a little taller as the weather
became even more full of malice and melancholy making it seem that much bleeker. Then maybed the levees wouldn't have bent and molded

If I could turn back the hands of time

Houses, livelihoods, and cities in this picture book of life would be unfolded

To bad I can't turn back the hands of time

Because in this weary times, despite poetic rhymes one must ask him or herself what must we do to get out of this paradox of chains and locks, Well humble minds don't sway in these recessed times of today, for all I can say is just pray.