Villanelle for Johnny Cash
Do you wonder why I always dress in Black?
The answer lies where the desperate folks tread
It'll make you feel better to turn your back.
Upon facing truth you'd be taken aback
In delusion commonly be truth's stead
Do you wonder why I always dress in black?
So, too, are folks ignorant of what they lack
Good souls to poverty and hunger wed
It'll make you feel better to turn your back.
All around people are found set on a track
They move too quickly to know where they head
Do you wonder why I always dress in black?
You think it's just some left behind by the pack
Hardly can you tell it's very widespread
It'll make you feel better to turn your back.
Humanity is held on by a noose that's slack
Millions exist who've never written nor read
Do you wonder why I always dress in black?
It'll make you feel better to turn your back.
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This is VERY cool..........sounds like something Johnny would sing...............don't know if you're quoting him or not..........but this is WAY cool brother.............I know a bit about his life...........this is an excellent tribute my friend............well done..........and .........Welcome to COSMO.......June Carter would like this..........smiles.........T xx
Thank you! The first line of this poem was the first line of his song "Man in Black". That song opened my eyes to the issues of wealth inequality and an unjust prison system/ system in general. I tried to capture his passion and address the same issues he did in his song. Thank you very much for enjoying it; I am sure to post more on CosmoFunnel: it's my favorite forum by far!