Tuesday, August 4, 2015

hey john


the guitar 

was like your

second tongue

a sad

accompaniment

to your

self-destructive 

muse

those songs

you played me

on the homemade tape

where, in some way,

a lyrical foreshadow

to all

that follow.


tell me:

are you happy now

now that you are

singing in the clouds

the way you do

and listening 

to the rock

and the punk 

and the doo wop

singers slinging

their a capella

street corner

sounds

are you still pretending

you don't like 

a single note?


is it really heaven

there,

to hear 

a song you love

then wait for the 

tiny intermission

between the bands

just enough time

to think and joke

and maybe make 

some small talk

with a group of friends

before the final act?


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