Larry Lootsteen - Conestogo, Ontario, Canada
This is one of those things I sometimes do for fun. I build a poem from lyrics, or in this case, U2 song titles to make something new. You'll notice that I don't use them all exactly but there is a ton of them in here. Some well known, some more obscure. Have some fun with it!
I walked those nameless streets
For what seemed like 40 years
A fire I had forgotten
The numb giving way to tears
I was in New York City
On that painful new year's day
As peace on earth wishes
Turned one to decay
The fall from grace was tortured
The exit from God, yet again
I walked on for a little while
Willfully following as the path descends
When I rose on the beautiful, magnificent day
I was lifted like a song
The hands that built this country
With a shout out to right all its wrongs
White snow winter views
Through my window to the sky
Our two hearts beating like fast cars
Your cruel smile asking 'why'?
A few seconds of scarlet light
Slow dancing, just a hint of lemon
Your smile trips me up like a wire
Desire warm and soft like denim
So deep in my heart, always
You, all I want tonight
Alone in this light
Fortunate son of this flower child sight
Caught between heaven and hell
Here she comes singing hallelujah
I fall down, wanna be around
For my last night on earth with ya