WITH LONG UNRULY HAIR
AND A MISCHIEVOUS GRIN
JOHNNY GRABS HIS GUITAR
AND THE CONCERT BEGINS
NEVER KNOWN FOR SMARTS,
BUT MAN THE KID CAN PLAY
LIKE FIRE FROM HIS FINGERTIPS
HE BLOWS THE CROWD AWAY
NEVER KNOWN FOR NUTHIN’
BUT SLAMMIN’ THE DOOR IN YOUR FACE
AND UP ON STAGE
HE ROCKS THEM INTO SPACE
WITH A CHEAP OLD STRAT
AND A MARSHALL HALF STACK
HE MAKES ALL THE GIRLS
PALE AND FAINT
GET UP ON STAGE HE SAYS
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
WHEN RIGHT ON CUE
THAT CHEAP GUITAR
BURSTS, RIGHT INTO FLAMES
AS JOHNNY FIRES UP WITH
PURPLE HAZE
HE WALKS THE STAGE
GIVES THE GIRLS A WINK
AS THEY CHEER HIM ON
AND STAND TO WATCH HIM RAIL!
Mar 02, 2023
ROCK CANDY
About This Poem
Style/Type: Free verse
Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
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