Idol Hands

 

Baseball

Master Pitcher

You’re the star

Spectators cheering

Team mates holding their breaths

All eyes on you now

 

Umpire sends his signal

Bowler makes a perfect throw

Bat steadied shoulder level

Eyes on the ball

Holding your breath

Now

 

You see yourself swerving your bat

Hitting the ball in one precise swing

Watching the ball burst out in the open field

 

But no

At that last moment

When you’re just about to take the shot

You relax

Loosen your muscles

And let go

 

Bat falls flat to the ground

Ball heads right back passed you

You missed

 

You’re seated at a bar

Comfortably chatting with the crowd

Ordering rounds of drinks

 

An attractive woman makes an entrance

Killer legs

Perfect smile

Swift cat walk

 

Sitting over by the counter

By herself

 

Who’ll hit on her?

Who’ll be the first to hit on her?

 

You brace yourself for the moves

Straightening out your collar

Dusting up your coat

Bouncing up to the counter

 

You see yourself talking

Throwing your pickup lines

Setting your killer smile

 

But no

At that last moment

When you’re just about to speak

You shut your mouth

And head over to get yourself a drink

 

You see people

Pooling together their savings

Rushing to buy lottery tickets

The more the merrier

The greater the higher your chances of winning

 

But no

At that last moment

When you’re just about to buy one

You pull back

 

What’s wrong with you?

Why do you always miss at the last moment?

 

Idol hands

Jaded hands

Just relax

Unwind

Take a break

Don’t worry

It’s not really worth the go

It’s never really worth the effort

 

Don’t ruin your hands

Don’t get them all dirty and greesy

Let them stay soft and tender

 

Idol hands

Go back home

Grab a beer

Lie on your sofa

Watch TV

Crunch a crispy

Play video games

Look at your porn

Things will take care of themselves

 

Idol hands

Where are you going, idol hands?

 

Touch it and you will ruin it

Scratch it and you will scrape it

Could you afford to pay it?

 

Just sit back and relax

 

Every success comes with its painful price

Every endeavor comes with its back breaking risk

 

Look on the bright side

At least you’re still breathing

Look on the upper side

At least you’re still moving

 

Tomorrow will take care of itself

 

Temptation

Watch the beautiful diamond jewel

Pretty

Stunning

Sparkling

It lies helpless

It sits in solace

See it just sitting there

 

Pick it and you could be rich

Grab it and you could say goodbye to your troubles forever

Just reach out and you will see

Nobody is watching

No one will know

 

But watch out, Idol hands

Look deeper, idol hands

It could be a trick

It could be a trap

 

The jewel lies surrounded by fire

The jewel lurks in a dungeon of serpents

Counting on your ambition

Waiting for your greed

 

Don’t want to get your hand caught in the cookie jar

Reach out and you will be burned

Step out and you will be bitten

 

Get rich or die trying?

 

Why all the stress, Idol hands

Is it all really worth it?

Who cares what others say?

 

Your concern shall be for thy self

For how could you pleasure in what you have lost?

Thy safety must come first

 

Looking deeper into the red hot coals

Staring harder into the furnace

 

But look, see

It is no jewel

It is a helpless baby child

Weeping for your compassion

Begging for your sympathy

 

Have a heart

The fire spreads relentless

Rescue him from the flames

Be his mighty hero

 

Just reach out and grab him

Just step out and remove him

Have a heart

 

But look deeper, idol hands

Be careful, idol hands

It could be a trick

It could be a trap

 

Don’t want to get eaten by a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Reach out and you will be burned

Step out and you will be bitten

 

What will you do?

Save the kid or die trying?

 

But no

You’re a good person

Of course you’ll take the risk

Will it not be worth it if you tried?

 

You see yourself getting close

Reaching your hands in the red hot coals

 

The aura of the heat starts to creep into your skin

Roasting your flesh like a piece of dry beef

 

Oh the pain is so intense

No time for weeping

The child must be saved

 

But no, its too strong

So you pull back

Not this time, no way

 

But no

You’re a good person

You must save him

 

So you brace yourself once more

And head back in

Placing your hand in a hot pot of simmering oil

Feeling the oil fry up your flesh to the inner bone

Sets your nerves on fire

Runs quivers down your spine

 

But you’re no coward

You’re strong

You’re steadfast

The child must be saved

 

But not this time

This time you will withdraw

You’ll give it another go the next time

 

So you brace yourself

Shut your eyes hard

And storm in again

The child must be saved

 

Snakes

Serpents

Waiting for you to place your hand in the cobra pot

Lashing out with their fangs

Unleashing their poisonous venoms at your hands

 

But no

You can’t go in now

You’ll go in later

You’ll give it another go later

 

The child must be saved

So brace yourself and give it another go

You reach out

You see yourself reaching out

 

But just at that moment

That last defining moment

When the fire gets intense

When the heat starts to build up

You withdraw

 

But time is running out

The clock is ticking

The chance won’t wait around forever

 

Save a life or die trying

 

So you brace yourself

And dash in once again

 

But you know you won’t go all the way

No, you’ll give in and surrender at the last moment

Like you’ve always done

Like you’ve always been

 

But no worry

You’ll just get close and come out any way

 

No harm in that

 

So you see yourself withdrawing

Pulling back

 

At that last defining moment

You see yourself giving up

Surrendering

Withdrawing

 

Because it’s really what you’re good at

 

But no

Not this time

You’re too lazy to withdraw

You’re too tired to give up

You’re too drowsy to surrender

You’re too weak to give in

 

You look inside

You look deeper

The child is saved

 

You saved him

You’re my hero

Reviews

[ANNA]

Damn! lol well I wish I could hear this be read! I think you would have gotten some 10s
Long but you make a prefect piont! Great pen and It really put a smile on my face. I like reading something know one has come up with! Great write my friend!

much love n respect,
Anna

[K Antonacci]

This is quite possibly the longest poem i've ever read, and i have to tell you. I didn't lose focus ONCE through my read. I very much enjoyed this.

Great write!
Love,
K

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Yes idol hands are the devils workshop and missed opportunities are a plenty in this world as we allow our fears to rule our lives... great and insightful poem.