The Dream

I TRIED OFTEN
WITH ALL OF MY SKILLS
TO MAKE IT,
BUT, NO MATTER WHAT,
FATE DILUTED ALL OF MY SCHEMES.

AT TIMES I
CAME NEAR, VERY CLOSE
TO CATCHING "THE DREAM."
YET IT ALWAYS SEEMED,
NEVER THE WAKEFIELD TEAM!

THERE WAS TOO
MUCH DOWN THRUST!
TOO LITTLE IN BETWEEN.
CONSTANT MIS-ADJUSTMENTS,
ALWAYS FAILURE ! IT SEEMS.

THEN THERE WAS
A TOTAL BREAKTHROUGH
AS IF IN "A DREAM?"
ALL OF THE PIECES FIT!
I'M ON THE WAKEFIELD TEAM!

Dedicated to all of those who realized the dream,
and to those who will keep trying.

CHARLES DENNIS RUSHING
N 6053
THE DREAM