THE ROCK STAR

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JOURNAL # 41

lithely, manly
leather prances
spinsters in cat eyes
eye furtive glances

sorcerer's song
so devilishly bellowed
miraculous death
by heart
beseechingly spent
with the swell
oh.........

petals of flavor
storming the holes
of house wives lives
mirrored gauntlets
fanning the bee hives
to forget their roles

whether age old crooner
or mere tired knave
the distance of reality
walks off the stage
through the squint slits
of but one mans eyes

pitting song itself against time
to duel but for another leap
and rhyme
mesmerized all a swoon
they collectively breath
a heavy sigh

tempests tantalized
the music
drum beats
that only manage to keep
a dream alive

were but not one
female in the realm
fully aware of such moments
contrived

the show would not go on
the song would end
the entertainer would
take his bow
and the ladies would not flock
to see the likes of such obvious lie
ever again

mirrors themselves would scream
if cosmetic surgeons were
not half so skilled

money itself you see
is what sails that ship called
the fantasy
from the moment his expensively
shod foot touches the stage floor................
(April 2, 2012 510am)

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem was inspired by of all things the poem Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath. Mostly the cadence of this poem inspired me to write The Rock Star using a slightly similar cadence. The opening lines so easily came and the rest just slipped softly into place. I was reading cynosure's critique/analysis of Mushrooms and I felt a spark so I penned what came.

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