Cheek To Cheek

Listen to music religiously, as if it were the last strain you might hear. - Thoreau

with immutable songs jiving in my head

breakdancing on my soul

i float above this cruel, uncaring city

my feet never touching the hard, callous ground

picking up life's winning lottery ticket

without ever bending down

as i travel to the oasis of the park

on the winsome wings of sound

along this narrow corridor of musique mystique

not for the melodiously meek

dancing with myself

cheek to cheek

Author's Note

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

hard to hate and sing or dance at the same time eh!? both are capable, as your poem states, to lift our spirits, minds and hearts to higher places ... so much of our mean streets to be cleansed of ... what would we be without it
E.
ps. what an interesting mix in the music choice .. its kind of Bowie, kind of Prince .. kind of a tension but mostly makes me feel very happy and carefree .. nice job!

[Pete]

right you are my good man. music has the power to change people and the world.

the music is by al di meola - a very talented guitarist popular in the eighties. don't know whatever happened to him. his style is jazz/rock/funk - they call it jazz fusion. check him out if you get a chance. funny thing - he has a song called, "kiss my axe" (he's got a sense of humor too). keep well e. ... :)

[Pete]

p.s. he made a great video with the song (sequencer). you can find on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnYSmQWsMKQ

[Poetic Beauty]

Sometimes we have to crank up the music and dance to our own beat.

I love the idea of dancing alone to the sound of the beat within you mind.

[Pete]

don't you just know it ... :)

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." - Thoreau

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

I really enjoyed the passion in breakdancing you've shown the reader in what you've written.

"I float above this cruel, uncaring city
my feet never touching the ground," - this part came to life for me. tyfs

I enjoyed this read.

[Pete]

wow. thanks cpd. dance on ... :)

[Giulia King]

This is exactly what it feels like living in New York.
“with immutable songs jiving in my head
breakdancing on my soul
i float above this cruel, uncaring city
my feet never touching the ground”
Loved every word!

[Pete]

!!! nothing cooler than when someone truly gets it and can relate. merry christmas and happy new year friend. you'll never go wrong with a song. keep rockin' and jammin' giulia. especially keep dancing deep inside ... :)