Spirit of Courage

I said I believed in you

I said I heard ghosts too

Then when I came to you

You ran like a train coming through

Express tracks

No looking back

You nearly gave me a heart attack

and I cried

oh, how I cried

I really thought I'd completely lost my mind

But you were an Imminent Haunt

You had me hooked right from the start

there in the music even as I dreamed

Driving my Spirit of Courage

Bringing back a heart that couldn't Breathe

A silver coin with a moon

I mailed it off to you

With poetry and a card

Sent into the dark

Will he ever write back to me?

Will he ever call?

Letters to Geographer are like letters to God...

But I want it to change

I want the change now

You've given me courage to write

All of my songs down

My teacher, my Spirit guide

Just as Hellen had Anne

I am a simple, local fan

you show me all the music I've missed

And now I just crave to be kissed by your smile

Spend a while

With you dear, sweet child

You were an Imminent Haunt

You had me hooked right from the start

there in the music even as I dreamed

Driving my Spirit of Courage

Bringing back a heart that couldn't Breathe

Tonight I couldn't sleep

and questions had run deep

I stood up from my bed to find relief

When I returned

A coin with tails turned

Upwards in the dark

I looked upon it's mark

2003

Alabama State

with Helen Keller overcoming frustration and hate

She rose up to learn from Anne

A river running over her hand

From out of a fog

She suddenly could see

The Spirit of Courage

You've come back to me

Who put this coin upon my bed?

A ghost? A roast? A coincidence

What do I do now

please just tell me how

what should I feel?

Are you for real?

Is it Emmy Lou Harris

or Joan Baez

Is it the singing painter

Joni Mitchell who once said

"All good bands need a muse"

I didn't get to choose

but was just tossed to the wolves

Saw you in Santa Cruz

Gave you candy and lube

Your smile burned through me

for days

Oakland bar

Under the Stars

Felt like New Orleans

You played like the devil

Touched all their hands 

But skipped right over me 

Smiling again

Burning love right through me

Then I lost my job

My knees were weak

I could barely speak

and I was Vegas Bound

I couldn't wait to see you again

I craved the driving force

the music

the dance

the voice

I was blown away with heat

and Wished so desperately to meet

but you ran away again

you ran through the crowd

like Moses parting the waters

So you wouldn't drown

I drove down to LA

Like Joni also sang

I visited a friend

Who thought we should begin

And after Returning home,

I started to bleed

I started to bleed.

You were an Imminent Haunt

You had me hooked right from the start

there in the music even as I dreamed

Driving my Spirit of Courage

Bringing back a heart that couldn't Sing

Now it's up to you

We have a lot of things to do

to make this dream see the light of day

I'm glad we're both ok 

I'm full of gratitude

all feelings protrude

because of you

Imminent Haunt,

bring me back through you.

Part of a Creative Writing Project: Letters to Geographer 2015-2016