Abandoning the Watchtower

Dylan got bitten
hard by fame
and though wounded
continues to tour

A thundering 
majesty
in makeup and veils
jesters by the score

Divorced from
his wandering
a pilgrim of dreams
the past too great a cost

A caricature
of genius gone
eyes clouded over
—Camelot lost

(The New Room: June, 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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