Rolling Pete

Rolling Pete

Thousand year spirit
playing through the sixteen year old boy
hands guided by a love of life
fingers untirin
moved by passion
a boogie-woogie boy
with life and the world ahead
he is living
with his god.
They have made a pact
signed with soothing celestial fire
that never burns
but warms and comforts the soul.

Rolling Pete rolls through the crowd
with ease
controlling
tapping feet,
nodding heads.

July heat
dissipated
the life force cools.
crystal light bursts
play upon the brain
enriching all
who choose to hear.

But on the side bar
hearing notes unplayed
an afflicted one
not annointed by god
to share his spirit with the crowd
struggles to walk through
his gait marred
by twist of sinew
twist of fate.

Pete Rolls through him
helping him roll with life

he is the most blessed spirit
courage tested every day
meeting the test
without a pact
from god