Return To Forever
Return to Forever,
a seminal eclectic jazz band of the seventies
My teenage years,
my rebellious years
I loved that band,
for more than their unique brand
of cosmic musical forays
No, listening to them separated me from my teenage peer pack:
they liked listening to formulaic cookie-cutter pop,
I preferred zoning out on cutting-edge fusion jazz
Fusion was a cool sound,
rock melding with jazz
Rock would pump you up
Jazz would mellow you down
I thank Return to Forever
for slowing a raging hormonal teenager down
Allowing me to become more cerebral,
raising my consciousness higher and higher off the ground
Their music made me feel like I was a regal space prince,
who possessed his own cosmic minstrels
Royalty has its privileges ...
standing apart,
being special is a gift
It's soul pioneer art
Return to Forever instilled in me the mind of a muse;
creative genius unfiltered, exploratory ventures untethered
Freedom to expand the mind was treasures found of a spiritual kind
Return to Forever,
even their name had a mystical appeal
Return to Forever,
their music prepared my heart
for the lonely days every man apart
must one day live
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2016
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