In the howling chill wind, and the lunacy of that lustrously
lit city,
Amidst regal insignia and under a star-studded firmament,
Oh, so pretty …
Met the two brothers, after a diffident and drawn-out spell,
To converse about their lives, and on vital matters they’d
decided to dwell…
The snug handshake and ensuing embrace, much more than a
gesture,
While the warmth of it almost changed the weather ….
As they sat quietly for a while, looking at each other,
assessing all that’d changed,
A few daring drinks and a sumptuous meal were staged….
Different in their societal charade, yet similar in their
capricious mirage,
They greeted each other with elation,
as time, in no time, took them back to the gray derelict
garage….
Where their souls & bodies lurked in their youth,
Where they jammed and wrapped their emotions together, in a total
truth…
One had followed his dream and the other - the maddening
crowd,
One was dressed dainty, the other just had a dithering
shroud…
Softly, and strangely - they exchanged words of
self-proclaimed wisdom,
And shared minutiae of their own enchanted kingdom ….
Through iffy but resonant remarks about random reveries,
broke the guarded mind-glass, and narrated numerous untold
stories…
Then suddenly, ambiance sparked their collective
sub-conscious, and led them to hallowed ground,
And they swiftly made a promise, to make that kind of music,
that they’d since never found.
In the bottoms of their stomach, burned a fire to create,
And play, and show the world that together, they were great
….
The band came back; Rock
n Roll attack …
Lyrics were inscribed;
Music was alive …
Record Labels backed;
Singles were tracked
Fans went berserk; Arenas
were rocked …
Drugs flowed; Awards
followed…
The limelight tainted
the windows ….
Many years on,
in a vacuous star-studded (celebrities) night,
and nestled deep within a copper colored chamber,
In the company of none else, but each other…
The brothers sat down in reflection, at their zenith, and in
all candor…
Absolutely decided that they must part,
Before they, though tiredness and monotony, fell apart…
Those charismatic characters - juxtaposed in a web of light,
shadow and steel,
Burnt themselves into an expressive yet eccentric highlight
reel…
While their music echoed on, and whirled through the stockades
of time,
The family flag flew gallantly, atop their harmonious
shrine…
THE END
