The ghosts of five dead bluesmen

by Silas

Posted to Poetry on 2003-06-09 00:53:00

The ghosts of five dead bluesmen
hitched a ride on my soul
I’m remembering things I never did
and I’ve got scars that I forgot
the wind wails like a harp and
I feel as ancient as this dirt road
as young as a new born child

What don’t look like anything, up close
sometimes makes sense from a distance
thats why I’m walking a long way from here
and I’m not looking back ’til I know I won’t go blind

The ghosts of five dead bluesmen
are howlin’ within me
got a new appreciation of the blues
the night is all a shimmer
stars winkle in to life
I know my love lies sleeping
somewhere back down that road


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