AM A BLUES MAN

AM A BLUES MAN

Am in a haze
Inside
A beautiful cloud
Transfixed
Amazed and elated

By the dazzling
Rainbow
Staring at me

I listen
To Blues
'coz am
A blues man

Listening
To the blues
Sends me into a trance
Drives me
Wild with urge
To venture
Into mysterious voyage

To imagine and dream of the
Yesterdays and yesteryears
That were never there
But somehow they were

Hope they
Will be there
Today ,tomorrow
And forever

Blues portrays
Reality as was
And should be
The in-betweens
And the may bes

Life,love,families
Betrayal and happines

Listening to blues
Helps me avoid life's
Intricate web of trappings

Am a blues man

Don't advocate
Sufferings
But listening to
The sufferings
Makes me strong
Better prepared for
Worst things to come
When I least expect it
It might come

Am a blues man

Listening to blues
Reminds me
Of unpleasant history

Days of slavery
Bondage,chains
Forced labour
Inner turmoils

Paradox
Blues brings me
Nostalgias
Of those
Dire days

Full of tribulations
Forced labour
Toiling under sweltering sun
Incessant sweat and tears

Listening to blues
Is nostalgic
'Coz
Reminds me of
The solidarity and
Commonality of problems
Endured and shared

Brought people
Together

That is the Nostalgia
I like and admire
Not
The sufferings
But the
Commonality of
Poblems
Endured and shared
I honour

Am a blues man

Blues
Melodious music
With fantastic lyrics
Sends me
Into a trance
With tingling feelings

Blues , Blues
Might bring
Me anguish
But pleases my soul
Enjoying the music
With relish

Quenches my ears
Massages my aching heart
Helps me visualize
The artist & internalise
The lyrics

Lyrics
Reflective
Realistic
And
Mesmerizing at times

Lyrics
Feeds my mind
With solace
And
Inner peace
Heals my body & mind

Am a blues man

Listening to it
Gives me
Delight

At time of listening
My inner self
Transforms
Into a huge screen
Where
I see myself performing
And
Screaming/singing
( so I thought )
With my virtual guitar
Saying
Oh! blues, blues
Am a blues man