Shining Down on a 45

this is a tribute to my favorite band

Shining Down on a 45

I'm staring down the barrel

Of a 45

What in God's name have I done

To my life

I lift the bottle to my lips

Take one sip

Let it slip

Watch the shards shatter across the floor

 

I see the drinks and all the friends

The drugs and all the fans

The reminiscent nostalgia makes it seem like

I'm swimming through the ashes of another life

There is no real reason

To accept the pain

Or take the blame

One pull and it's the end of my game

 

But to Shine Down on this

45 clenched in my fist

Is hope and a bold, fire-driven light

You gave me this reason to survive

But I thought I'd never see you walk

Through my door again

And now I see the shock

Written clearly all over your face

You're horrified and don't know what to say

 

So you slice through the thick darkness

My 45 disinigrates to dust

Taking my hand you lead me away from

A past of pure disgust

And now I vow to you that unless

Both our sparks flicker to a stop

That dreaded 45 will never reconstruct

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Author's Note

I wrote this song for my favorite band, ShineDown, and my favorite song by them titled "45" the underlined words are ShineDown's from their song 45 and I don't own the rights to the underlined words, however, i wanted to incorporate them in this tribute poem. When I listen to this song, this is what I picture, please go listen to the song 45 before or after listening to this, and also please review :)

Reviews

[Baby Ricochet]

Don't know that band. Great poem

[My~Beautiful~Despair]

I love it! Great job.

[Pax]

i like this tribute.. and i think this is one of your best too...great work

[Elege]

I agree very well done indeed. Love that you made it a tribute, I have an idea for a poem, but never thought about making it a tribute. I just decided to drop the idea.

[David the writer]

Whoa really good poem. I think Shinedown would love to read this! It's a very good tribute too. Very flavorful, and skillfully written. I find this poem to be one of the best things you've written.

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

I love it! Shinedown is one of my favorite bands as well and I've always loved their song '45'. Such a great song and this is a great piece of writing.
I really like these lines:
"So you slice through the thick darkness
My 45 disinigrates to dust
Taking my hand you lead me away from
A past of pure disgust"

Awesome job

[RachelReaper]

thank you, fellow Shinedown fan :)