☆°▪︎ THE BURNING URGE (AND THE BLUR) ▪︎°☆

The

nighttime

.

s

k

y

.

opens

.

i

t

s

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

The

nighttime

.

s

k

y

.

opens

.

i

t

s

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

t

o

dream

desires

.

a

n

d

.

sweet

delights . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

it

.

w

i

l

l

.

only

.

b

e

.

a

.

little

while . . .

.

.

.

 ~ it

.

w

i

l

l

.

only

.

b

e

.

a

.

little

while . . .

.

.

.

before

this,

.

a

n

d

.

all,

.

a

n

d

.

everything,

comes

alive . . .

.

.

.

 ~ before

everything

.

comes

alive

.

tonight . . .

.

.

.

 ~ reaching

far,

.

a

n

d

.

wide,

.

a

n

d

.

deep,

.

a

n

d

.

high . . .

.

.

.

 ~ reaching

far,

.

a

n

d

.

wide,

.

a

n

d

.

deep,

.

a

n

d

.

high . . .

.

.

.

pouring

.

a

.

fine,

divine

wine

.

o

f

.

starshine

.

a

l

l

.

across

.

t

h

e

.

twilight . . .

.

.

.

by,

.

a

n

d

.

by,

.

a

n

d

.

by . . .

.

.

.

 ~ dream

desires

.

a

n

d

.

sweet

delights

racing

’round

.

a

n

d

.

’round . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

side

.

b

y

.

side . . .

.

.

.

moment

.

b

y

.

moment . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

mile

.

b

y

.

mile . . .

.

.

.

There

.

c

a

n

.

never

.

b

e

.

enough . . .

.

.

.

 ~ no,

there

.

c

a

n

.

never

.

b

e

.

enough . . .

.

.

.

because

.

dream

desires

.

a

n

d

.

sweet

delights

.

never

.

g

o

.

out

.

o

f

.

style . . .

.

.

.

 ~ no,

.

t

h

e

y

.

never

.

g

o

.

out

.

o

f

.

style . . .

.

.

.

 ~ calling

.

a

l

l

.

night,

every

night . . .

.

.

.

again,

.

a

n

d

.

again,

.

a

n

d

.

again,

.

a

n

d

.

again,

.

a

n

d

.

again . . .

.

.

.

 ~ every

moment

.

racing

against

.

t

h

e

.

haze,

.

o

f

.

a

.

haze,

.

o

f

.

a

.

haze . . .

.

.

.

 ~ racing

against

.

t

h

e

.

haze,

.

o

f

.

a

.

haze,

.

o

f

.

a

.

haze . . .

.

.

.

i

n

the

vague

.

rush

.

o

f

.

speedways,

chasing

.

t

h

e

.

faraways . . .

.

.

.

 ~ chasing

.

t

h

e

.

faraways

.

t

h

a

t

.

still

remain . . .

.

.

.

They

collect

.

t

h

e

.

days,

.

u

p

o

n

.

days,

.

u

p

o

n

.

days . . .

.

.

.

o

f

yesterdays . . .

.

.

.

 ~ yesterdays

.

w

h

i

c

h

.

yearn

.

a

n

d

.

merge

.

i

n

t

o

.

the

burn

.

o

f

.

the

urge . . .

.

.

.

 ~ they

merge

.

i

n

t

o

.

the

burn

.

o

f

.

the

urge . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

blur . . .

.

.

.

The

nighttime

.

s

k

y

.

opens

.

i

t

s

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

The

nighttime

.

s

k

y

.

opens

.

i

t

s

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

The

nighttime

.

s

k

y

.

opens

.

i

t

s

.

eyes . . .

.

.

.

t

o

dream

desires

.

a

n

d

.

sweet

delights . . .

.

.

.

time,

after

time,

after

time . . .

.

.

.

mile,

after

mile,

after

mile . . .

.

.

.

collecting

.

t

h

e

.

days,

.

u

p

o

n

.

days,

.

u

p

o

n

.

days . . .

.

.

.

o

f

yesterdays

.

w

h

i

c

h

.

yearn

.

a

n

d

.

merge

.

i

n

t

o

.

the

burn . . .

.

.

.

 ~ they

merge

.

i

n

t

o

.

the

burn

.

o

f

.

the

urge . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

blur.

Reflection: This was a personal struggle-themed poem that I wrote back in October of 2020 where the affected party becomes addicted to the whirlwind excesses of the disco age – and the days and nights get consumed into a blur. I played the songs “Boogie Nights” by Heatwave and “Love to Love You, Baby” by Donna Summer in the background to create the “moodset” for the poem. If you listen to these songs at low volume while reading this poem, you might better get the “feel” of it. I first drafted an initial poem to the Donna Summer song, drafted a separate poem to the Heatwave song, and then merged the two poems together playing the Heatwave song for the remainder of the process.