Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Tin Man

Crows circle above
As I trade the tin man ,for whisky and a light.
An Eastwood film , I ride through the night.

The men are dead here
Eyes have no form
Hearts- Gone.

I never belonged in such a place.
A canvas painted amongst such storms.
 
I wrote Broadway
Couldn’t perform
Puppets on strings
I hate Pinocchio.

Tell me where to ride too
Where the land isn’t quite so cold
Tell me where to fly too
Where the truth is told.

Tell me.

As I search beyond this lantern
Filled with sand.
Falling through your mad hands.

7 comments:

  1. I enjoyed the scenery you placed in the initial. Reminded me of a Fallout Wasteland, a lone scavenger, searching for answers, or maybe just questions? Either way, a destination for purpose.

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  2. Nice write! In particular, dug the stanza "Tell me where to ride too / Where the land isn’t quite so cold / Tell me where to fly too / Where the truth is told."

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  3. this poem wrapped me up in a saturday matinee of memories...enjoyed this...pete

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  4. well expressed sentiments.
    well done.

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  5. Please feel free to share 1 to 3 poems with our potluck poetry today, first time participants could use old poems or poems unrelated to our theme, Thanks..
    Happy Monday!

    hope to see you in...hurray.

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  6. Cinematic in its wow-worthy intensity - great start and exit stanzas. As perfect as perfect gets!

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