Ode to my Guitar

Hey, what can I say? I love the damned thing.

It's a double edge sword, oh friend of friends,
That describes or relationship, our coupling.
Some days I drool while we mingle.
Others, I consider your tragic breaking.
But those good times we share are well past euphoric
With our solos and sweeps and trills
They raise my soul to a place rarely ventured
Awakening me like the winters chill.
But we have to talk, my dear comrade,
Of those days when we sit in silence
The notes we play are inaccurate and dismayed
And completely without technique or triumph.
But lord, when it's good, it's very, very, good
When our harmony is melodic and true
When my hands do as I mean for them to
It makes sex seem like the act that is boring.
I'm laughing now at the thought of these past eight years
Of our constant ups and dive bombs
But I would never go back and learn the drums
Because, guitar, my six stringed friend, I absolutely love you.

Reviews

[Tennessee]

Badass Kid. Best f*****g way to describe your relationship with your guitar. This is so unique and it reads well with just a touch of humor. Sick kid.

[Shaun]

Thank you very much for reading. I'm very happy you enjoyed it.

[s y e]

This is literally the cutest most sweetest thing ever and something I never thought I would read. A wonderful tribute to your guitar. Our instruments are like our babies, with us every step of the way filling us with inspiration and helping us through life. This is tremendous.

[Shaun]

Thanks and yes the guitar is very much my baby... It can downright amaze me sometimes and others it can just be a pain. Thank you very much for reading.

[Shaun]

I so love this write, you can really have a bond with your instrument... know all about that... for I've written to my piano too... lol :) this is beautiful my friend. :) Once you make love with your instrument, there can come out some highly inspiration, but it can also be a curse at times, I think you express that so well here... it's also what I personally have with writing, it must be there, that feeling, when it comes, it comes... and than BOOM, fireworks... :) I can see you have such a great guitar, and much love for it :) ♫

- Elisa

[Shaun]

Thank you. Yes I am rather affectionate with the guitar. Too bad it seems to be less affectionate towards me too often. But oh well... It may be a pain in the a*s, but it's my pain in the a*s! :)

Hah! that's all good, to be one! ;-) I recognize much here lol....