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No One's Coming After All

from A Flash Of Brilliance - Part 2 by Lord Baldwin

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No One’s Coming After All

Up until near the day he died, my father held the belief
that he would be back on the stage
irregardless of how brief.
There wasn’t a day gone by that he didn’t think of him being in a show
and that there would be that knock on the door
asking him to go.
And he never stopped believing, that he was gonna get that call
he never gave up and never considered
no one’s coming after all.

Sitting at the keyboard, working out a challenging phrase
putting final touches on something
I’d worked on for a few days.
Then listening, couldn’t help but think this will be the one to take flight;
to take me out of this here and now
and put me off and into the light.
But then gazing up at the Stratocaster hanging on the wall
a slight doubt returned the thought that
no one’s coming after all.

How can I continue doing this thing and embrace the reality
that all I’ve done and all I’ll do is for nothing save just for me?

I do the work, I put in so much time, so much so, it doesn’t make sense
that in the end I just give away my work
hoping for a wider audience.
Yes, there is joy in this thing I’m called to do and I feel inspired all the time,
but vanity and ego wants the talent, the genius
to be validated; to shine.
Oh I’ve heard and the woman reminds me that pride comes before the fall
but with family and friends supporting me all the way,
how could I even think that no one’s coming after all.

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from A Flash Of Brilliance - Part 2, released December 23, 2015

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Lord Baldwin Olympia, Washington

Lord Baldwin has created 44 ALBUMS
between 1991 and 2001

Between 2011 and 2023, created, 23 ALBUMS

Published a 4-book series called, “Stepping Between The Ants”

A 4-book series called, “From The Lost Letters Sent” chronicling the first 44 albums' songs created between 1968 to 2001

As playwright, wrote a musical play (book) called;
““RESILIENT the Musical” A Web-Based Episodic Play & Story” ... more

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