Chapter 1
Obsession - preoccupation: an idea or feeling
that completely occupies the mind
Rewind - to wind something back to an earlier point
Memories - the ability of the mind or of a person
to recall past experiences
Ducktail, zippered boots, and the first view of a black guitar
Tangee lipstick, English Leather,
long hair and a peek into the future
Bellbottoms, suede vests,
and a chain around your neck with the letter ‘N’
Suntans, beaches full of white sand,
and a transistor radio that played your songs
Ivory buckskins, blond guitar, and a pinky finger
that helped the others find their places
A step taken, the pivot of a heel,
and a chord announcing what’s to come
Hot pants, shag haircuts, and a new star being born.
Quadraphonic sound, tree people,
and a voice that caught the world’s attention
Worn out needles, 45’s spinning round and round,
and an album by a barefoot man sitting on a bench
So many places waiting,
empty spaces filled with notes and words
Listening, hoping, rewind and play again…’oh yeah...maybe…
could be...ya never know’
Shalimar, Jade East, and seven rows from here to there
Time passing, Diamond trains, Diamond planes,
plans delayed or never made at all
Phone calls, voices in the background heard,
with tears shed over nothing
Too hard to reach, searching for a way but never finding one
Years gone, decades long,
still looking for a “Glory Road” that isn’t there
Letters written then ripped to shreds,
anger jealousy and never knowing why
Putting it all away; boxed, taped
and stored in a corner of the mind
Waiting, waiting, blond hair, brown hair,
auburn hair and invisible lines linking people
Typed words with string after string of Diamond faces
Seeing places and traces of a box that was once bound
Tears and a fear of looking
as memories come pouring out
Words mingling with other words,
a light from long ago,
and the young me once again
beside the me from now...looking too
