Sunday, July 17, 2011

The Music Lover, Ch. 1

The music lover knew everything about music

and nothing about music.

It all started in the high school halls and in the shopping malls.

He was not cool and he was cast out.

As coolness is a virtue held in some esteem

he estimated that his prophet was in music

for everyone knows that music is the Jesus of cool

and so it goes--or went.

He acquired every esoteric detail of the obscure bands comprising his massive cd collection.

He knew not only the band originated from Ronnie Hawkin's Hawks

but who supplied the cocaine which ended Richard Manuel's tortured life.

The music lover's wife knew nothing about music

but was privy to the secrets behind music.

After it became apparent the music lover could not relate to these

she left him.

That was two years ago.

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