Birth In Blues Of Houses Born Poem by Steven Drake

BIRTH IN BLUES OF HOUSES BORN
by Steven A. J. Drake
March 6,2012

I lie my head upon the pillow.
Shallow, fallow, sick and real.
The world is something other
Than myself. The distance
Rises up beyond my recall.
I cannot fool myself in song.
Just to write another piece
That is lyrically drawn.

The world bears witness to one
God. I've prayed for wisdom
Through the pain.
Outside the window it still rains.
In remembrance to make me
Sane. Villains prance
Upon my life strained.
Preponderance of safety.

Deep in darkness for the light
That's saved. Not a part as of
Yet to be my grave. Filtered
Through my thoughts another day.
Wept in weeping willows
Graciously. Love can stick as
Glue but preyed upon.
Counting pictures mindfully.

No bliss in times of nights that
Steal my dreams.
Autumn rights in life to glean.
Precious moments whisked away.
Scripted promises in lines
That bleed. Shadows fall for
Art to do its deed. Faithfully
For honor of integrity.

Music in the soul where church
Bells ring. Mountains in the past
Worth flying into valleys
For an upward swing. Landing
On my feet. Arms and legs.
Conscious of my own lost
Beginnings. Tied down
To crowns of crying grief.

Outside of inward feelings.
In my breath to finally breathe.
Tokens of evidence to proceed.
Modern times. Philosophy.
Lost. Yesteryears in keynote
Epiphanies. The world-at-
Large for a city of lights.
Parisian. Poetically.

Birth in blues of rivalries.
Test of merits shaken down.
DNA. Blood as pure as its
Own awakening.
Sacrificed up to no bitter end.
Sins of contrition bury lies
To live again. Crosshairs
On the map's fingerprints.

Savor the truth as per chances
Already scorned. Back stories
Yielding to heartache sworn.
Lines don't limit themselves
To deaf ears. Beethoven.
Mozart. Dylan Thomas.
Geoffrey Chaucer to shake up
My bed held in the throes.

Thunder clouds must fall.
Secrets don't appreciate beauty
Slain by war. Historically.
Fellows in dreams for women
To even the score.
Far in advance of peace
To keep your sanity that's
Floored in houses newly born.