Stepping Out

By Shane Robitaille

Tonight I stepped out onto
the bustling city sidewalk,
down cold neon streets,
passed stone-faced commuters
in cars and sensible shoes,
and started running like a
tamed mustang chasing down
a wild and forgotten dream.
Then, leaping into the night,
and grabbing a hold of
the first shooting star I saw,
I shouted my best barbaric
yawp over the roofs of the world,
winked at Walt Whitman in the
constellations around me,
and took that white-hot star
for the ride of my life.

From Snapshots of a Teenage Punk Diplomat, a new novel that I am writing. Take a walk on the wild side and check out my latest book, Punk Rock Soul, available for $5 on Etsy and ships worldwide.