Chris's Wildfire

I love your voice--
the way it whines
through the chorus of
my life
and wedges
 itself between
agony and awkwardness.
Don’t stop pushing your
vocal chords through the
sting of
rejection.
Scream a little
louder. You just became a
legend in the minds of
dirty boys and romantic
girls. Sing about the
stars and swing your
fists to the masses.
STAND TALL as
Jersey’s Finest.
The grass
never felt
so wet. Hearts
never hurt so bad.
To no longer
groan is
to be grown.
You are forever
16, Conley,
static to throngs of
beaten souls. They cry 
for your
pink locks
and the moan of
propagation. They
grow. Never to be
grown. Just you.

Reviews

[deathcabxcutiex]

I. LOVED. this.
Favorite part:
"Don't stop pushing your
vocal chords through the
sting of
rejection.
Scream a little
louder.
You just became a
legend in the minds of
dirty boys and romantic
girls. Sing about the
stars and swing your
fists to the masses.
STAND TALL as
Jersey's Finest."

Reminds me of JEW--
"I'm the one who gets away
I'm a New Jersey success story
And they'll say, 'Lord give me the chance to shake that hand!'"

[chr66is]

Very nice piece! Don't give up your enthusiasm and dreams as you grow up. Awesome message. Welcome to the Cafe!
Peace,
Chris

[Diana Owen Busy with Li..]

this has great flow and imagery.

[V. Lucien Maier]

excellent. Great flow, excellent message, very well done.

[Lex]

Really good rhythm and flow to it.

Nice write.

[Christopher J Roberts]

"You just became a
legend in the minds of
dirty boys and romantic
girls".

What a line. This whole poem just made me feel like I was at a grungy dirty local rock concert it was great. Thanks so much!

[Kelley Pascoe]

I don't know who this is but I loved the poem! The flow was perfect and I loved your style of writing.
Thanks for sharing.
Kelley Frost

[Kenji Light]

Wow, again with the deep depths of meaning in your pieces. I stumbled upon this one quite by accident and was glad to see that not only have I reviewed your work before, but quite recently. I love the personal level at which you take this piece. Everything is deep and still holds a lot of meaning, but the reference you make to the person that you know in real life is very sentimental in a sense and also adds a bit of mystery to your piece. People will certainly want to know more about Conley and his pink hair. I certainly do. Perhaps now this opens a venue to consider a short story about this person.