Who Among Them (adapted from bob dylan)

With your mercury mouth from the changing times,
And your eyes like shades, and your cares in rhymes,
And your silver cross, and your freedom chimes,
Oh, who, do they think, could bury you?
With your legend long protected at last,
And the Visions of Johanna your engine cast,
And your hidden skin, in your flesh-like mask,
Oh, who could they get to carry you?

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Bob Dylan poetry book is above me. He was a better Poet than singer. I enjoyed the poem. Left the reader with a lot to think about. Nice flow of thoughts in the poem. I like the question at the end. Good to leave a question for the reader. Make them want some more. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ruairidh]

Thanks so much for your comments. I love his singing but his poetry is sublime; he's like Shakespeare, Robert Burns or Picasso as an artist. Glad you enjoyed the poem and I look forward to reading some of your own work.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Another classy write here with flowing verse and crisp rhymes. It also prompts thought in the questions it raises in tribute to a master.

[Mariam]

Like the rhyming,this poem sounds classical to me. Liked the "flesh-like mask", very creative.

[Ruairidh]

Thanks for your comments. I mentioned in the title that it's adapted from Bob Dylan, but should have been more specific - it's an adaptation of the first verse of his song 'Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands'. His was for a woman, this is for him as an artist. I regretted posting it as my first contribution as not all the rhymes are mine; I was actually considering removing it. but I'm glad you like 'flesh-like mask' as that most certainly is my own use of language.

[Mariam]

Didn't know this song. No, don't regret it, without listening to this song, which you mentioned, I wouldn't learn more about Bob Dylan. Thanks for posting it.