White Fender Medium

Pure white with golden font
Millimeters numbered just right
Thick enough only for distortion
Smooth to the tongue
Held perfectly at my fingertips..
But it'll slide right down your throat
A pill of death for a musician

The lump stuck for hours
Breakfast food fights it down
To the acidic pit
Hopefully melting away
Releasing the inner toxin..
The beginning of a bad omen
I swallowed a White Fender Medium

Late night communications
The girl of my thoughts for weeks
Happy and comfortable
Accomplishing a beautiful feat
Secrets become unsurfaced
Everything that flourished is dead..
I swallowed a White Fender Medium

Cold weather ahead
Windows shattering at great times
Gusts of air paralyzing our bodies
Vacuum the sharp remnants
Frozen hands with an aching soul
These shards are just the beginning..
I swallowed a White Fender Medium

They were always special to me
A musician's charm of good fortune
Karma despises my weapon of choice
Instinctive feelings are nothing
Plastic, rounded triangle with letters engraved
So much for the lovely theme..
A Fender White Medium..

I swallowed that stupid guitar pick..
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Owens Avatar
December 10, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Enjoyed reading your poem tonight...Marty
Dan Avatar
December 10, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Actually, I literally swallowed a guitar pick. My life's been quite a mess since then.. hah
Mchugh Avatar
December 10, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Excellent Imagery and Metaphor, Cap'n. Keep up the good work, my friend.
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