smoke across the spot light,
chili pot of voices, see no faces,
i fidget stage right, tap my foot from nerves.
apple is out there, pluggin in, turnin on,
messin with the microphones.
jake looks my way and alls it takes
is a nod and a smile;
he twirls a stick and starts a beat…
bass shakes the stage and it’s
alive beneath by boots,
then it’s me, walkin out there,
neon bright,
i sweep my hair back and step up,
uncoiling like a snake and I
let everything i feel, everything i can’t speak,
every animal in the zoo up from the
middle of me and i scream,
“bay city, are ya ready?!!!”
they are, and i
sing for em like we was all born for it.
Coal Black's House Of Pain 
I love rock n roll about rock n roll–Rust Never Sleeps is one of my fave Neil Young songs–and Joan can belt it out with the finest–as can coal, of course. Electric, in all ways.
Oh I SO LOVE THIS! It has been my secret lifelong dream:)
That’s exactly it.
sing it, baby!
♥
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And I can hear ya belting it out from here! You’ve got the beat!!
Aww Joan, purdy cousin of Patty Smith, louder sister of Chrissie Hynde. Taking possession of the savage heart loud and proud and in the key of E-motion e-ruption e-gads. Amen.
You’ve really got inside this rock star’s head!
This is awesome! Reminds me of my poem Improv! Check it out – http://wp.me/s1xUtA-improv 🙂
Oh gorgeous!
I love the chili pot of voices and everything described from the nerves and the wild abandon of letting it all come out vocally.
Excellent write!
woohoo….I love rock and roll…..sing it loud ~
Coal~
Why, oh why, did you not post a video of yourself rocking the night away. That would have been priceless, like the mood you extract with the intro lyrical ode.
What a vivid description of that moment leading up to the concert.
I’ve loved rock’n’roll for a long, long time. From the beginning, as a matter of fact.
Great poem. I especially like this bit:
“let everything i feel, everything i can’t speak,
every animal in the zoo up from the
middle of me”
K
I very much loved the last line here, and the way your whole piece cresendo-ed to that final statement. well done and viva la
every animal in the zoo up from the
middle of me and i scream,
AWESOME! Quite a performance, I bet!
very nice! could feel the apprehension in my stomach as i read! 🙂
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