I Can Fly (Maybe!)
Wonderland Poetry Prompt Challenge Day 26
I must be my imagination
Making me think this way
All of a sudden, I feel euphoric
Got a big smile on my face today
Imagine that I think I can fly
Not in the usual way
All together different in a crazy kind of way.
Taking off into the breeze
Instantly I fly
Oh my God, I’ve just jumped off the roof
Not going to be a very good day 😒😒
[Author's note: An Acrostic poem for Ellie's challenge. If you have ever dealt with someone suffering from bipolar disorder, one of the sad aspects of this affliction is that when they have a manic attack, they become euphoric, believing they can do the unnatural. Jumping off a roof because they think they can fly is something a manic person would imagine in their mind.]
Till next time,
Calvin
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Calvin London
I write fiction, non-fiction and poetry about all things weird and wonderful, past and present. Life is full of different things to spark your imagination. All you have to do is embrace it - join me on my journey.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
Comments (4)
The poem was amusing to read, as I’ve always wanted to fly like that… but what a danger when someone is bipolar or delusional in this way.🤔🥺
wow from hopeful to "uh-oh" this poem is a great rollercoaster that spins the prompt "imagination" to an unexpected and very real place that not many understand.
awewsome
This poem really shows the strange mindset during a manic episode. It's wild how someone can go from feeling euphoric to having such a dangerous thought like jumping off a roof. Have you ever witnessed or experienced something similar? It makes you realize how important it is to understand and support those dealing with bipolar disorder. Crazy how quickly moods can shift.