What Was and Never Will

I watch the nail on my big toe
Slowly, slowly, it continues to grow
The boredom of life is all I see
The boredom of life is all I know

Blindly at the walls I look
Confined to what is my nook
The most I can do is just be
The most I can do is just cook

I pace and pace as I ponder
In and out my mind does wander
Reflecting on what was and never will
Reflecting on what I did squander

The light ahead has passed me by
To overcome this I’d have to fly
The potential I had, I will never fill
The potential I had makes others cry