Supertramp

This was inspired by Bob Dylan's 'Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie' and Christopher McCandless.

I knew of all kinds of religion and witchcraft

I discovered vertigo through a series of reds

I had no sense of time

Looking through me eyes was like looking through a kaleidoscope

All the colors and shapes formed victims hanging by trees

I don't know and don't want to know about it

A one-eyed midget looks up at me and shouts,

"I was in a ditch, up a cliff, sick of it, ready to quit!"

Maybe I'll never know but have only ideas

Of dogs that can talk, fish that can walk, guns that can sing

Man, ideas of everything

How many eyes do I need to see?

How many ears do I need to hear?

I've walked many ways

Highways, hallways, walkways, stairways

Now the only way left is West is the best

I knew I had too many medicines as I breathed in the railroad gin

Maybe the only thing left is my salvation

I could go to the church of my choice or Bus 142

You'll find God in the church of your choice

You'll find Chris McCandless riding Bus 142

Reviews

[Stammers]

How many eyes do I need to see?

How many ears do I need to hear?

I've walked many ways

Highways, hallways, walkways, stairways

Now the only way left is West is the best


this is really good. loved it. Naff review? Yeah, probably, but you nailed it so what else can be said?

[MmeCorpse]

Okay, for one thing, this gets an automatic gold star, because anything inspired by Dylan is automatic gold in my book. (How could you go wrong with such a man's mind as inspiration?) Second, I enjoyed the flow here and I could see this as being spoken word, in a way. Good rhythm.

[nicolo]

mind you... this is magical. :)

[roy mccarthy]

awesome arite,
gotta love bob dylan!
i usually find god on some illegal form of something or other!

[Antonio Valentino]

Wheww... wow that was absolutely gorgeous!!

what a talent you are... so glad I got to read this, it just jolted my soul to its bones...

Awwweeesommmee!
Antonio :)

[Jaco (Jaik Miller)]

You're a f*****g beat princess. I f*****g love this poem. Please excuse my language i just really liked this. I like your mind. Post some more poetry.

[Everson Taveras]

Oh, my goodness! I felt like I was with you the whole time. Reading this transported me back to a time where people fled from their homes to follow their dreams; propoganda and revolts that shook the world out of its slumber. Concerts, music that spoke to the soul, Rock n roll till the stars burn out. And christopher Mcandless is genius; his trip to alaska from georgia, leaving the life that was given to him by his parents that had already planned his whole life. His sister and emory university, though he graduated. It's a daring account of the fear of following a dream and the joy of fulfilling it. That's what I felt reading this. You have a gift; don't waste it.