There are streetlights that stand like beacons
As they light the strangers way back home
Shining on pavements slick with raindrops
Reminding so many they're all alone
And the storefronts all neon frosted
Creating pools of coloured delights
Beckoning with their chrome and promise
Of better times and cozy nights
There are sidewalks with chalky pictures
As the rain washes them away
And the colours swirl in silence
No one recalls what they displayed
While across the intersection
The traffic lights play out their coloured themes
A symphony of life that always passes
An endless procession of cars that stream
And in all this strange migration
People wonder who the hell they are
They can't count the missing moments
By separating all the bars and stars
For no matter how many drink there
Seeking solace in the smoky gloom
Lighting cigarettes with soggy matches
And reminiscing then forgetting all too soon
It's a tide that's overpowering
Sweeping everything away
In beery tears it's a sad reminder
That they have to get through another day
So raise your glasses and toast to heaven
Pray to whatever you may find
For the bars like stars are havens
For the lost and those left far behind
And the reasons far outnumber the causes
You can only stretch yourself so far
In this world of broken pauses
Filled with endless bars and stars...
Yes! the reasons far outnumber the causes
You can only stretch yourself so far
In this world of broken pauses
Filled with endless bars and stars...
Author notes
Words & Music by D E Barnett
A contest entry
- Warm Wet Circles by aliceramone.
500 points, ended May 12, 2007, 3 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Wanted: Drunken Angel Poems by Amera.
1500 points, ended July 15, 2007, 19 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Anything and Everything! by Rainy Days.
630 points, ended July 23, 2007, 66 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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This is a well composed piece and worthy to be in this contest. Good luck in the judging.
Love,
Amera ♥
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your placement of words is amazing, and it creates such a great flow. This kept me interested and I truly enjoyed reading it.
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a really good write with excellent rhythm and rhyme...would make a great song...the reasons far out number the causes...an excellent line...I did see one mis...cosy...cozy...minor stuff ...otherwise the content is solid...thanks for entering and good luck in the contest
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Some really lovely imagery here. "Shining on pavements slick with raindrops" "Seeking solice in the smoky gloom
Lighting cigarettes with soggy matches
And reminiscing then forgetting all too soon" You have done a great job with this piece. So vivid a picture your words display.
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