Post
by Gyppo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:58 pm
NAPO 13 - 2019
Session Man
He has four wives. One of his own
who loves him deeply and forever.
Plus three who are wed to others
but cheerfully 'shag the backlist'
if he's in town.
He never expects it,
but never declines either.
A man has to sleep somewhere
and a sweet tumble before,
without strings, brings peace.
He has music theory in his DNA
branded deep on every cell,
like the name in seaside rock.
He plays many instruments
in any style they ask.
All the chords,
any rhythm or tempo,
perfectly produced.
Has a secret love for the hidden notes,
accessed when he removed the frets
of his battered and stickered old Gibson,
modified as he sees fit.
In others' hands it's as responsive as a plank.
In his, an extension of his soul.
He walks like a crab, lopsided
without his guitar as ballast.
Wears out passports like socks
and avoids 'artistic differences'
with world-weary diplomacy.
He's a journeyman musician,
who never wanted to be a star
with all the hassle and hoo-ha.
And somewhere deep inside,
beneath the skill and casual competence,
a man, always slightly bemused,
just going with the flow.
Gyppo
I've been writing ever since I realised I could. Storytelling since I started talking. Poetry however comes and goes
it's kinda fun to write a poem a day. Thank you for this.