Poem By: Billy Alsbrooks
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Virgin skies
With my eyes closed I soar through the dream circus
Music with teeth chewing on my ears
Engaged in thought wars with my ambitions
Having poetic affairs with the greatest words ever written
Having intimate conversations with the greatest writers who’ve ever breathed
Indeed, to be a clown in this parade is an honor
You have to get lost to receive this coveted invitation
Are you willing to leave everything that you know?
Do you want it bad enough to destroy it all?
Does your vision haunt you to the point of madness?
Are you more afraid of regret than dying?
Stars cannot shine on the ground
Therefore there’s no chair for me except the sky
There’s a difference between wanting fame and being born for it
There’s a difference between being on a plane and actually having wings
I hear the symphony of greatness blaring in my soul
It drowns out the noise and confusion of mediocrity
I know exactly what I want and why I want it
I know exactly where I’m going and what I must do to get there
For destiny has airdropped her secrets to my iPhone
Her secret alchemy of creation is saved on my iCloud
I’ve conquered time, I’ve conquered fear and doubt
I’ve been adopted by the masters and I exhale their ways
My mouth a chorus of fire that burns through walls
My imagination the army that has never been defeated
For I have sat at heaven’s table and discussed her plans
She has grafted me into her creative family of warriors
The words I convey are not mine, although I own them
The lines I write are not mine, yet I live them
No longer shall I drown with the dead
No longer shall I hide from the shadows in fear
I command the storms
I orchestrate the music
I lead the mutiny
I am the Revolution
I am the bridge that stands
I am the water that flows
I am the match that sparks change
I am what attracts fame
The big truth in a small town
The small town that had no eyes
The eyes that succumb to lies
The lies that were scared to look up
The light that you could not see burned it all down
I was the big truth in that small town
But I chose the sky, the virgin sky
Come, let us ride the Ferris wheel
Welcome to the dream circus…
