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Here and Now

rock 'n' roll was always thus...

By David IrelandPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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here and now

there’s no time for anything

but we’ve gotta make time for us

i’m in a hotel room somewhere in a Black Forest Chateau

just poured off of the tour bus

so I’m holed up in this hotel room

i’ve got nothing to do

i’m sick of the cable tv feeding me endless numbing news

its a long way from me to you

there are abstract paintings around the walls

i turned them upside down

i pick up the phone

but its late at night

i don’t wanna make a sound

there are more than time zones between us

theres a lot of cracks to fill

we thought this time apart

would be some time to kill

and i just need someone to talk to

so i call for a cheese on rye

i tell them to hold the mayo

i stifle the need to cry

because none makes a rye like you

cut the crusts off like you always do

so i need to write a song that is so concise

that it says everything in a few words

midsummer has gone

and i fool myself

if i think the days don’t start to get shorter (nights sure feel a little longer)

the kids are home for the holidays

and it feels like winter’s setting in

but i don’t want our time to go

i don’t want our time together

to slip away so fast

and i don’t feel the need to hold on to the past

i just know

i want you now

here and now

clear and how

here and now

in the here and now

closing the door

like a coffin lid

closing the door

another day begins

i fire the car

my soul has wings

but i can’t wait

to be back home

where the kids are running

and were home alone

and i'm not looking to recreate the past

cos i'm here at last…

performance poetry
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About the Creator

David Ireland

David Ireland is a writer, broadcaster, musician and artist.

David also works under the pseudonym Cas Greenfield and with the Electro band Kuhl

Follow David's work as Cas at www.casimirgreenfield.com

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