Gawd Damn

Gawd Damn

A Poem by Pete
"

I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune. - John Lee Hooker

"
.
The Blues: The History of America's Greatest Roots Music �

blow by blow
foot goin' up and down like a yoyo
neck in 'n out like a cluckin' chicken
all cylinders clickin'

as he listened to some bluesmen jam
he made the sign of the cross
"forgive me lord", he said
'cuz sometimes for a song there just ain't no other words but

gawd damn



© 2023 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks." - John Lee Hooker

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Pete
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