Song In Four Parts Poem by Elnathan John

SONG IN FOUR PARTS

I
Mock my dreams
Tread upon my soul
This cocoon is not what it seems-
You cant see through the hole

Send me off
Wish me good
But trace these steps-
Watch my dust become fine wood

Walk past this spark
Don’t mind this zeal
But watch your back-
The fire that grows is real

II
Dear Mater, O Mater
(I Latin the word)
Thank you for the water
That you gave by God

But Mater, dear Mater
I wish that were all
I wish it didn’t matter
At all, at all

Those tempers, those brawls
With Pater et al
And things that I wish
Never to recall

III
Dear Pater, O Pater
I branch from your tree
Thank you for the roots
That nourished me, free

But Pater, Dear Pater
My leaves have changed hue
I feel and now I say
I will never be like you
And Pater you try
But a lot had occurred
While those voices rang high
With each bitter word

IV
This dance is my dance
Only I can perform
Who dares stop this dance
Will start a storm

I damn all the drummers
and distrust the singers who sing along
I pity the dancers
Who dance not knowing the depth of my song

When I from this murky stage go
Into the hushed night
My head shall not hang low
And my spirit shall shine bright!