A Tribute to Dionysus, the Hellfire of the '60s - Part I

For Jim Morrison.

the cute girl sitting outside the bar
underage & mother deceased
neon glow casting pale
beauty
in summer night.

the man behind black-rimmed glasses
genius & incredibly fucked up
oft misunderstood w/tales untold
beautiful
in the bathroom mirror.

the elderly asleep on retail couches
withdrawn w/life trauma
insightful & wiser than anything, yet
beauty
in dreamscapes.

not something
you could ever
know without
already knowing.

Reviews

[GBU POETRY ONLY]

Eureka...Rocknroll KL... the beat gen for sure..
You captured the 60's alright! I LOVE THE NEON GLOW
& the retail couches/life trauma bits... And the ending
says it all.. Experiencing life is our life lessons and no one
can understand unless they've lived your life...
SNAP SNAP.. GROOVY
kudos
GBU

[J.Black]

Morrison.

[.]

loved the second stanza, you evoked the image of Jim Morrison brilliantly..this definitely has a feel of the period..great work

[Marie Harrison]

Very mysterious to me. The second stanza is my favorite, reminds me of Jim Morrison. Well done.

[Coyote Poetry]

I got the backside of the sixties. I knew many people who had a wild and good time. Morrison saw the future. Wasn't getting better. I like the description and story in each set of lines. A excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[Lilly]

Great images here - the reader can really see the scene... You've shot us back to the 60s for a while :)
This is a great write

[Moonflower]

Neon skies of brilliance. I loved it, every line has a cool undertone. Mysterious and Insightful into a world so unkown.