in my bubble, floating along
an old playlist you
inspired
how do you pick
the strings
that..
leave both
eardrums buzzing?
hold on, the bridge
has caved and
i feel next
reverb..
..drenched
chorus coming.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygo
..guess i could have been more nuanced, and ended on “crashing”.
i would never give
you up for
music,
but to be fair you
both beg for
attention,
though without your
discerning ears to
share life’s
cluttered
sounds with,
i’d miss you more
than any..
of my precious
music, but..
please don’t make
me pick like
this.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at – https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/688347124277453414/
tune ends on a
sour note..
and nothing but
a pregnant
silence
follows, and some
songs taste
worse..
than their
tears,
but i’ve got all damn
night to find
one that
pleasures
my ears.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..to prove it’s the song that’s sour and not my ears.
painting at – https://uedata.amazon.com/Listening-Headphones-Blanket-Ms-Right/dp/B018LFF9GU
it’s that part you
listen to..
just to get to the
payoff point
where crescendo
brushes the
tips of..
nerve endings and you
climax between
the temples,
cause true love’s
mostly mental.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..key of song, ticklin’ sentimental.
painting by Carolina Ocinschi-Gogalnic at – https://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-for-music-carolina-ocinschi-gogalniceanu.html
glad i’ve these cozy
headphones to
soak into,
sounds so pleasing
in solace
of this guarded space
i’ve been graced
to breathe in
and truly
be me,
and for the clemency
you’ve granted
me to cheat
on you
with music for
an evening.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
if i fell apart, would
you even know?
or would you sweep
my mess and
shake me
into waste
receptacle..
like any respectable
house cleaner
would?
++++
what if clean’s
not always
good?
and what harm’s a
little dust on
wood?
Angry Rooster
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
*poem loosely based on revisiting my (pre-Duvall) Alice in Chains collection for sake of nostalgia, or midlife crisis.. still undecided.
image at – https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/alice-chains-jar-flies-see-rare-outtakes-ep-cover-shoot
fervent musicians are
the skillful magicians,
well worth their
price of..
admission, at least
that’s my blanket
assertion,
but i know so little
about the math
of music
though i bask in any minor
ache embellished by
deftest cellists
of modest
fame,
but appreciate the sounds
roused by bullies in
brass sections..
all the same.
i watch as conductor
goes electric..
++++
for the sweaty fans
clapping their
hands raw
in constricted
version of a
mosh pit.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
painting by Antonio Cotecchia at – https://www.singulart.com/en/artworks/antonio-cotecchia-the-conductor-174119
gif at – https://gfycat.com/positiveterriblecleanerwrasse-applause-clapping-round-of-applause
