Steven Wilson’s Fourth Melbourne Show, poetry by Michael J Leach at Spillwords.com

Steven Wilson’s Fourth Melbourne Show

Steven Wilson’s Fourth Melbourne Show

written by: Michael J Leach

 

i.
door
to Steven Wilson’s show
passers-by ask, ‘Who’s he?’

ii.
the first cheers…
vocals blend with
synths drums guitars

iii.
prog rockers on stage
celestial bodies on screen

iv.
old theatre
electric guitar solos
surround us

v.
‘The Overview’
Steven sings lines, his wife speaks
names of stars

vi.
two songs in one hour Steven jokes about durations

vii.
acoustic ballad…
fans heckle
the heckler

viii.
more cheers…
vocals blend with
synths drums guitars

ix.
prog rockers on stage
a lone busker on screen

x.
‘Luminol’
then ‘Harmony Korine’…
the crowd crescendos

xi.
encore
Steven tells 2,000 fans
he has no hits

xii.
‘Ancestral’…
one fan calls out,
‘Ten stars!’

xiii.
lights fade—
Steven sits on a stool
in the spotlight

xiv.
his raven song
fades out
the applause
fades in

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