A Rock and Roll Story



Part 1: Deference

My fingers hurt and my bank account
Is as empty as the inside of a naught,
But the song on this 4-track
Says everything I’ve ever wanted to hear –
Blood poured through the 12-bar blues,
Souled emptied into three old chords.
What ever happens to a dream deferred?
I don’t know – I never stopped chasing mine.

Part 2: Worship

I see your jet black tights
And a tank top shirt.
The way you shakes things around
Man, I bet that hurts,
But you put yourself through it
For my mates and me.
You endure it all
To show how much you love the band.

Part 3: Legacy

She had such happy eyes then
When the hospital odors couldn’t curb our joy.
Now they seem more tired, distracted,
But the Telecaster in the corner of her room
Stills comes out to play, its strings
freshly callousing her fingertips.
“Stairway to Heaven” is as fresh to us
As the day I taught it to her.

© 2017 Sean Taylor
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Submitted by seanhtaylor on May 20, 2021

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 878
Words 172
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 1, 8, 1, 8, 1

Sean Taylor

Sean Taylor writes short stories, novellas, novels, graphic novels and comic books (yes, Virginia, there is a difference between comic books and graphic novels, just like there's a difference between a short story and a novel). In his writing life, he has directed the “lives” of zombies, super heroes, goddesses, dominatrices, Bad Girls, pulp heroes, and yes, even frogs, for such diverse bosses as IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network. He also posts religious and political content from time to time. But not nearly as much as writing content. Between horror movies and cartoons, that is. Visit him online at www.thetaylorverse.com and www.badgirlsgoodguys.com (or follow his faith blog at www.filthyragsanddirtycups.blogspot.com). [He, Him] more…

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