Sunday morning, early on,
long before the crack of dawn.
It seemed as if the clouds were drawn,
she knew it was a sign of storm.
But just before the sunrise came,
she heard it calling out her name.
Its voice, so sweet and honey-like,
was hiding all the deadly spikes.
The sound that pulled her, undescribed,
was only there to get her bribed.
Its presence wholly fabricated,
designed to leave her heart elated.
It wheedled all her deepest thoughts,
and twisted cold and heavy wrought,
around her always dancing feet.
Its jealousy, unrestrained, off-beat.
Once its claws had caught her wrists,
the ugly truth was there to kiss
her cheeks and eyes that used to give
a smile and spark to all that lived.
Everything she’d loved before,
all she’d cared for, so adored,
was now a faded background noise,
it kept her tranced, without a choice.
Her little heart now overpouring,
with regret, she’d been ignoring
her mother’s words. She always said:
"From dusk to dawn, just be in bed.
Sunlight always shows to us
who to not, and who to trust.
The warm and loving light of day
keeps demons far and far away."
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Cristal S.
I’ve noticed when I follow the path I enjoy most, I often end up swimming upstream. So here I am, right in the middle of it – writing about it all and more. ♡
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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 Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
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Another well written piece, Cristal. I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Sometimes I think I read too much between the lines. Is the storm a metaphor for her father? ("calling out her name"). Maybe in an argument with her mother? Lol, sorry if I'm seeing something which wasn't meant to be.
good one
Captivating poem and well written.