Chinks Of Chance

[Harklight]

Chinks Of Chance


Chances are that I’ll linger here alone,
neglected and overlooked: growing dim.
With innumerable others to choose from
my prospect of usefulness is very slim.

Pages of this existence will remain blank,
as though they had never been made.
I’ll be, literally, left on the shelf behind
fortunate ones, who’ve made the grade.

Envy could easily corrode me to my core.
They’re employed while I accumulate dust
falling from the callous rafters of my maker.
Doesn’t he realise I might soon die of rust?

Somewhere, out there, was a major blow,
which held undesirable loss and calamity.
Leaders of Security came, brain-storming
and their only solution was little old “me”!

I was soon bathed, polished and spotless;
appearing barely a quarter of my hearty age
as the critical missing link in chain-link fence
protecting masses from Aretha’s entourage.

No longer useless, I conferred a bright smile
upon those frenzied people, over and again
and Miss Franklin showed her appreciation
by singing, just for me: “Chain, chain, chain”.


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Ref: Aretha Franklin’s hit 1960’s song, “Chain of Fools”

[polonius]

You have shown a deep empathy for an inanimate object, an understanding that is obviously more than metaphorical. Though you simultaneously draw a parallel with humans who face obsolescence or a life of disdained mediocrity given a slight chance at redemption. Even if the chance had previously been despicable, at a later stage, it can stand for, or be, renewal.

[Artemis]

I really liked this write, it was different and it involved one of my fav songs, but my version is by the commitments, my fav that is ... ;D Great flow and like Pol says being as it is an inanimate object very well written, A x

[sicksoul]

The opening two stanza's of this had me thinking of a new poet to one of these forums. So many people tend to ignore them if they haven't been there awhile and proven their abilities.
Given the real object of attention I was very impressed with your ability to give it personality, and the rhyme was well played- I didn't notice till the second read through that it was rhyming. Great work here^.^

[Ebonfire]

HL- You did this well, blending the human, the inanimate, and the rhythm of the song in effortlessly with the other elements of this write. The imagery provoked was due to us all being able to relate to what you were saying here. Excellent write.

I will exalt when I am able. Ebonfire

[Jamie~poetshare.forumotion.com]

Now this really is a different type of write for you to approach, harklight, but I like it! *exalt* Very fun, an entire persona crafted for one seemingly meager and humble link. More like this!

[cinda]

I can envision the chain saying when will
I serve my purpose, and then in a stp
the chain sings of the purpose for which
it is made. Brilliant. Well done.