We Be Jammin

he's a heavy
metal ballerina
without
the tutu

rapidly tip
toeing double
bass drums
accompanied

by cymbals
and snare
snarling
beat to

beat the band
but the music
box never
slowly 

winds down
but abruptly

stops
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Lamoureux Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 9:52 PM
Look up Chris Ho, Places you’ve Been, on U Tube. He’s my Wife’s Nephew. It’s a great album. If you have a streaming service you might want to down load it.
Connelly Avatar
October 6, 2019 at 5:32 PM
I did listen to a few of Chris Ho's songs Richard. Very pleasant light and easy. Great voice!!!
Connelly Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 11:10 AM
Will do Richard.
Lamoureux Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 9:46 PM
I checked out the videos. They are talented musician. Not my personal genre but I can still appreciate they have talent.
Connelly Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 11:10 AM
Thanks Richard.
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 2, 2019 at 1:51 PM
Industrial strength poetics. Love it. Reminds me if a show or two. xomo
Connelly Avatar
October 4, 2019 at 5:51 AM
Lol Maureen. It's a shame they couldn't mic the guitar properly, but after all it was in the library shhhhhh lol.
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 3, 2019 at 8:08 AM
Lol! Love it! That's yours on the drums? They're so Dayglo ;D, the comment is wtf...
Connelly Avatar
October 2, 2019 at 5:03 PM
Thanks Maureen. This was written last night after my son, on a newly bought used drum kit, and I on quasi electric guitar did an impromptu session. (A plug for he and his friend's band, on YouTube: Anime Titty Flesh Wound. The infamous high school talent show in the library "Dead Dog Society) check email out peeps...
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