A poet in an all nite cafe

WL Schuett

As the music escaped 

from the gallery next door 

and floated down the avenue 

the night was ablaze 

with a blue neon haze 

a chilly wind 

blew on through 

 

there is a poet 

In the night cafe 

his Govinda by his side 

he lays it all out there 

for all to see 

leaving himself no 

place to hide 

 

fearlessly convinced of 

his own righteousness 

as he stunk from stale whiskey 

and a musky stench 

from the brothel 

reciting an endless stream 

of mystical lies 

spewing them out as 

his own form of gospel 

 

down the street wet pavers 

reflect the smokey taverns light 

he rants and he swears that it's 

he who has  woven the very 

fabric of life 

You listen and you are swayed 

it is hard to say 

he's not right 

 

the poet in the night cafe 

thinks he is the prophet 

of the ages 

steadfast in his belief 

that he not only wrote 

the book of life 

but that he gets 

to turn the pages 

 

he has been stripped naked 

of his imagination 

and he doesn't believe in god 

he has been push to the brink 

of desolation 

and that's a mighty hard 

road to trod 

 

the road to desolation 

is a terrible road to ride 

you must ask god to please 

help you 

if you find that road is smooth 

but he doesn't want 

your sympathy 

he says he doesn't have anything 

left that he needs to prove 

 

this poet in the night cafe 

with his Govinda 

by his side 

telling his stories 

of what he's learned in life 

leading you to where 

reason and madness collide 

 

we have all learn a lot 

from people who have 

never written a verse 

for in train stations ,

taverns and all nite cafes 

is where we find 

the true poets 

of our universe 

  • Author: WL (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 10th, 2017 09:19
  • Comment from author about the poem: For my brother who was this poet and more RIP
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments3

  • Christina8

    This was a really cool poem. Kept me captivated. And it's so true that people who have never written a verse, in all those places you cited, "is where we find the true poets of our universe". Excellent!

  • FredPeyer

    Your incredible poem made me think, WL. And you are right, one does not have to be a writer to be a poet.Under definition of 'poet' it does say 'A person who writes poems', but it also says: 'a person possessing special powers of imagination or expression'.

  • Goldfinch60

    Very good emotive write, those people who have never written a verse can give us so much inspiration.



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