I'D Like To Set My Poems To Music Poem by bob barci

I'd like to set my poems to music like Melanie does,
but I can't play the guitar.
I'd like to set my poems to music like Donavan does,
but I can't write quite as well.
I'd like to give my words to a rock band,
but what's to say
they wouldn't play my Dylans
like a stoned Stone.
Whenever I read my words over again
I find myself adding a tune to them.
If I could write my own music and play the guitar
the strings would keep the words crystal clear and out of the dust.
I sense the light but I'm still blind to many a thing.
A keyboard and just six strings would bring some sight.
If I could set my words to music
I wouldn't feel so locked up inside.
I'd play a set of words for my friends
and they just might see some depth to me.
If you see someone like Melanie or Donavan,
tell them I got several sets of words
they can look through
if they want to.
I got the words if they gots the music.