Some of my favorite songs —
the ones that have hands and arms
grip me out of the gutter
Some of my favorite songs —
supply the immortal kindling
for my fire
Some of my favorite songs —
disintegrate the levee behind the curves
of my eyes
They shed a light on a river
that only flows in a bitter privacy.
Some of my favorite songs —
have the strength to dig up something
too deep for me to ever reach
The things
Unscathed by a wilting mind.
Some of my favorite songs —
Were written by no one,
for nobody,
Grateful to be the nobody I am.
A poem inspired by Randy Newman. A man who can write an emotional masterpiece, and yet be so detached from the influence of his music. A man that can write better when instructed, than from introspection and vulnerability. So many of his songs are written for nobody in reality, yet speaks to many real people. I am one of the many.