You grow up in a placeso small as to have uncovered earlyall of its contoursand hiding-places, none of themyour own,and yet, on a day signaling your leaveyou accept an invitationto a heretofore unknown Wildness,unexpected & electric--And everything changes.You drink because why not,tuned to voices you’d swearyou never heard before in your life,watch the way his lips puckerwhen he sings along with Jim MorrisonLove me two times, babyLove me twice today, I’m goin’ away--Well, hell, baby, I ain’t loved youeven once, yet--Join me in this stream, baby,anoint my Youth with your own,let’s make it all go awaybefore I leave this behind for good, man--Hello, I love you.
Susie asked the Real Toads to write a poem inspired by Jim Morrison and to include one or more of his song titles.
