“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long
run
there's still time to change the road you're on.”
there's still time to change the road you're on.”
Led Zepplin ~
Stairway to Heaven
His words are wild
and untamed…
They storm the citadel
of night peeling the skin
from shadows to expose
his devils drinking fear.
Drunk on the draft
of scaly imaginings
he speaks of humid darkness
where mountains are grown
from grains of sand.
Knife wounds of what
should have been scar
the dreams he let slip
through the needle’s eye.
Taking a deep breath of sanity
he expels the choice of failure
and climbs his pedestal
of open wounds to implore
bright eyed youth to never
walk a mile in his shoes.
Over at Real Toads Sam Edge has us digging into our archives of self and writing from the well of who or what inspired us to write poetry. I have been inspired by many poets, writers, and musicians. This time I pulled from Led Zeppelin.
Avant-Edge ~ Innocence And Experience
Comments
I love your "mountains are grown from grains of sand" and "the dreams he let slip through the needle’s eye".
this is grand Susie..
Wow
Great inspiration for a wonderful poem!