Thursday, July 9, 2015

Reach a Star

Catch me in a bass line, to tip a toe upon clouds, streaming
yesteryear. It was once such color, bending gray, ten miles
the nearest gas station. What would give—a soul—sorely
distraught? I harp, and I harp not, tugging at a yoke. But I
feel you, angry as hell, and dearly misunderstood. Life is
a maze, fraught with fear, and deeply alone. We sail a stream,
ever conscious, certain to love. If not, hell is near, screaming
at the top of our lungs. Nonetheless, I harp, and I harp not.

I love you becomes faith, where a future—is paved in cinemas.
Is this desire, to act and live and die on camera? Indeed, art
is life, as political as elections, drifting the deepest passions.
We must fuse a vision, taking classes, singing—scrapes and
bruises. This is life, a wealth of magic, and cryptic drums. Such
junoesque eyes, a lucky foot, and a need to live free. I pass
you dreams in every word, a phoenix at heart.     

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