Aug 272011
You’ve heard this
Song of despair
For too long.
Danced to lethargy
To its dark seductive tune,
Bound to ineptitude
By its harsh rasping lyrics;
Your ship wrecks on the rocks
Once and again…
Take a cue from Ulysses.
You’re in a box.
Glassed walled, paralysing
Stereotypes scribbled:
The odds are your foes,
It can’t be done,
You just don’t fit,
You’re jaded,
Fool’s errand;
They become mirrors,
And tints.
You’re the lion caged,
Till you wipe ‘em off;
Then Alcatraz
Becomes a paper house.
Wow!
The poem gave an insight to the depth and intelligence of the writer.
I appreciate the work.
@shope. Who shackle U̶̲̥̅̊ before? Bur, U̶̲̥̅̊ definitely got something going.
Break free of alcatraz joooor!
at one point, I thot this was talking about Naija…towards the end…
beautiful lines…enjoyed that though
Danced to lethargy…to…what about, danced in lethargy ? sounds a little beta 2 me and not just cos of the ‘to’ (just an opinion)
To its dark seductive tune…to
Bound to ineptitude…to
Thanks @ everybody. @ Adaobi, thanks for that. I used a lot of to’s, didn’t really notice.
lovely, get out of the box, joor!
I Break d chains on ‘to’ (*_O) ya behalf.
Nice one.
Laughing at the TO comments, didn;t really notice it so much. Nice poem.