I'm drifting down pain street,
at the corner of heartache avenue.
My soul records songs of zion,
blessed hymns of a melancholy muse.
The wind whispers my wailing tunes,
head tilted at half-mast,
as my spirit descends into funk boulevard
and my bloodshot eyes spill tears of glass.
I hum chords of misery in the night,
feeling sorry for myself.
For my lover has left me.
My friends are nowhere to be found.
My pockets are empty.
Don't know what to do with myself.
Everything around me is painted in blue,
this weary worriors will, has been subdued.
I need a healing inside my soul,
elixirs of life covered in gold.
Give me some whiskey, scotch or rum,
to chase away all this gloom.
Until heaven shines upon me again,
in that glorious upper room.
Author notes
3. Feeling the blues
A contest entry
- Celebrating my first year on AP - several word prompts by Topaze.
5000 points, ended February 11, 2009, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Very well done. Thank you for your fine entry in this contest. My best wishes.
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Very cool write, it could easily be a song. The dark background and purple letters made it somewhat difficult to read but the poem is really good.
Good luck in the contest.
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Now go and set this to some classic guitar blues and you'll have a real hit on your hands!
I loved it! But then I love the blues too! Good job! 
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Interesting, melancholy for sure, and quite frankly depressing... great job! I like it ALOT! One thing on this piece though... if you are going to use punctuation in a piece, use it all the way through and include periods and such as well.
YOu have a masterpiece here, so tighten it up and bring it out to shine!
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Beautiful
Rendering moments in chorded notes that pen those feelings so well and blend harmony with sadness
I really enjoyed reading this wonderful poem
Good luck to you
Best wishes Julie
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Being completely honest, it was a bit cliched and thus not able to be powerful. You have the foundations for a great poem just try to be more inventive with your words. Good job though and best of luck in your writing future.
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A wonderful written piece here! Thank you for giving me the pleasure reading. I enjoyed this one from you hon
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