Amanda England lives and writes in Hagerstown MD. Amanda’s work has appeared in The Foundling Review,Joyful!, and The New Plains Review. About this poem Amanda says: “This poem was a response to a live performance of a Pearl Jam song.” It just goes to show you: You can find inspiration for poetry everywhere!
Release Me
By Amanda England
Sing me that song again,
the one that freezes time
as I breathlessly watch your fingers
caress nickel-plated strings–
avoiding your face, your eyes,
as the chords immobilize me.
You summon images, paint them
with stroking fingers against the wires
held taut over the honey-colored body of your instrument.
Your voice, warm and thick,
is the canvas on which you paint;
your search for release
calls to my soul, and I’m homesick
for a home I’ve never had
and am terrified I’ll never find,
release me,
release me,
release me …
well done. Yes, you can find inspiration everywhere!
Are you sure? It sounds like it was good.(release me) This is the one I want.”
You don’t know what’s out there.Neat poem.