This is deep and takes the mind to a place that makes you ponder what we are witnessing today, could it be avoided if we just remembered past events instead of letting it just fade into the back ground

Tight rhymes, amigo. Sing your songs, even silently. They still hit.

hello dearest Damian this made me sad the horde is so ficke my friend I feel you ❤️

Well damn. This reads like a whiskey bottle that learned to rhyme. I can practically hear the guitar echoing off brick walls. You really said, “Let’s take a road trip with regret,” and made it sound cool. Brooding in the best way. I’m into it.

A beautifully chaotic board, fitting for a poem about drifting identities, inner shadows, and the erosion of meaning. You’ve written something that feels like a road‑worn blues song fused with psychological noir.

Cool piece. Dark, intelligent & moving.

I got the feel of a New York City late night blues while reading this excerpt of a journey.
C Train, getting off at W 4th St, an urban couple getting frisky and fussy in public, a homeless man marking his territory,
a rat scurrying beneath the 3rd rail as the lone guitarist curates those city blues.

Straight diggin this vibe, D

Much respect

Naaj

“Dark passenger”…now that’s a concept i like to delve into very much. Relating to this wholeheartedly. Maybe a tad too much lol.

I don’t know where this one took others, and I’m refusing to check yet. But to me, this reads as those who are watching evil taking the stage and are documenting what they see. It reminds me of a name much in the news these days, and the vile things perpetrated and orchestrated by him. But that one man couldn’t have done any of those things without a lot of collaboration from a lot of others. Many of whom are currently destroying our world. The blues in the shadows fits this vibe so perfectly. And regardless where it takes people, it takes us, my friend

Not sure why I imagined a literal cat with guitar… But then it has this bluesy feel, nostalgic, that delta-blues style.
Cool write my friend.

Brilliantly penned, Thomas. Into the book it belongs! Excellent write with incredible storytelling and amazing imagery my friend. Dig the jazz references and the mention of Coltrane & Parker along with your use of chess terminology. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

Damian

Thanks, my friend.

There are so many layers to this. It’s almost a sultry piece of music accompanied by chess…not the other way around. This is definitely a multiple read piece 😊

tHANK YOU

Powerfully penned, Amethyste. Waiting on inspiration from one’s muse is a journey through peeks and valleys indeed. Appreciate you.

Damian

Small town and big city is no difference because those in the small town crave to be in the city and those in the big city want to be in the small town. Yet they bring with them the same thing. No change just the recycling.

Powerful.

Small towns and big cities all have in common…both those with small minds and those with open minds. I think this would be a fantastic song, my friend