You lead

And I follow devoutly

In pursuit of inner rapture

Bestowed, in each scrap of melody

Enthralled

Lockstep

Ever-loyal

The harmonies pour

In unwavering torrents

A bounty

For scouring hearts

Sprung open, by their savage thirst

Enthralled

Lockstep

Ever-loyal

They’ll nurse their young

And vibrant tales

Laboring for the swell

Of crisp, synchronized emotion

You lead

I follow

Ever-true

Among the droves

Dream-brimmed, yet unfulfilled

To reap

And to sow

Our timeless and unified song

Our desperation

Our cold and unheeded refrain

©William L. Wright, Jr.

 Excerpt from the book “Poetic Melodies”

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