Archie Williams
he walked out
on to the stage
dressed to the nines
with an open smile
and an easy way
about him
but when the AGT judges
asked him to talk a bit about himself
his story shattered
that initial impression
of carefree
he was 22
when his world went dark
convicted of a horrible crime
he did not commit
nearly 37 years went by
as he sat there in a cold, hard cell
forgotten
waiting for somebody somewhere
to run his fingerprints
against the national database
and after nearly 37 years
somebody somewhere
finally did
and while he’ll never ever get back
the time he lost
he never wasted any of it
on what might have been
but on what could be
instead of getting weaker
year after year
behind bars
he got stronger
and stronger
and stronger
he never gave up
on himself
and his dreams
at 59
he walked out
on to the stage
dressed to the nines
a free man
and sang …
“don’t let the sun
go down on me”
TL