HEY LIL BOY

This piece is in view of our present turmoil as a nation and society

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

justice is calling bout a quarter to nine

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

the moon was naked and was ashame the sun saw it and call for rain

Hey lil boy do you hear the time

my soul tiptoe through the chamber of dreams through talking colors and silent screams

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

life like the wind tumbling in space resting now in a barren place

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

children singing laughter of the chronos of ages becoming kings, queens, magicans, and sages

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

You say we have been friends since we were young and together sang we songs

of inspiration, toils, joy ,and tribulation

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

Some live a life of honor and some of shame

who are the thieves among us and do we know their name

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

We talk about heaven and going to live there

we talk about life and how it is so unfair

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

Reviews

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This was definitely a unique piece. You've given life many faces, stories and enigmas.

I loved:
"Some live a life of honor and some of shame
who are the thieves among us and do we know their name"

What a crazy time and unpredictable life we all live. This reminded me of an old soul speaking to the youth. Beautiful write.

[Marvin Lewis Jr.]

The metaphor was genius and the choice of words really brought the piece to life.
Excellent write!

[Luthien of the Woods]

The metaphor of time reminds me of how it is running out or our sense of mortality. This is a poem that carries profound meanings and at times, hard to decipher. Yet, somehow, it is a task of a poet to challenge the mind to think beyond mundane living, to plumb the depths of what life really means, to take the soul into the mysteries of its existence.

This poem reminds me of C. Plantinga's "It's Not the Way it Supposed to Be (A Breviary of Sin). In that book he elaborated on the theme "Vandalism of Shalom." Such is a very good explanation of why this "beautiful" world births so many atrocities (of course, the human race is the culprit). In your poem, Justice indeed is calling. Justice cannot let this world become as it pleases. This is not the way it supposed to be.

The thought of heaven on the other hand, can sometimes be an "Ivory Tower" for those who had enough and yet, it can also truly console our soul, that we strive to do what is expected of us as people of God's Kingdom (Jesus Christ). We are channels of justice and well-being, the shalom of God. We're supposed to have the power? Why are we not really using it?

Thanks for the poem. May this generation and the next in line heed the call of Justice faithfully.

Congrats!

[Ankhesen Mié]

"Hey lil boy can you hear the time

justice is calling bout a quarter to nine

Hey lil boy can you hear the time

the moon was naked and was ashame the sun saw it and call for rain"

Oh, yeah...I definitely liked that. This is some good stuff. Especially since I'm watching the presidential debate right now.

[poet2angels (lynda)]

Beautiful and flows like a dream.....So lovely
An excellent write in every way
TY for sharing it with us

Lynda

[Sydelle Houston]

"my soul tiptoe through the chamber of dreams through talking colors and silent screams"

It's amazing how words placed a certain way can set the imagination into motion.

Great write/read!

[Lyrical Love]

I love the cadence created when listening(for me) to the different voices.
Great imagery! It was like the spirit of a man was this scared little boy and was being
spun around by reality...
I applaud you-standing!!!
Wonderful write!!!

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

the moon was naked and was ashame the sun saw it and call for rain
my soul tiptoe through the chamber of dreams through talking colors and silent screams

WOW!!! What great lines above. That's why I wrote Dedicated to You!! The talent that just radiates from this site.

This is a great and powerful write, it send the mind to ponder.

[Leah]

A humongous difference in the times we used to know as the 'good 'ol days!'. Such an antagonizing difference it is indeed. This poem well represents the said fact. You are just too awesome friend! Excellent write.