Perfect Setup - August 8, 2024

Gary Hunter
Aug 8, 2024
1 min read

sometimes a piece of music

I was listening to

plays in my head while I write

if a love ballad I’ll choose words

similar to those in the song

and add my own melodic riffs

to expand the story

recently a baby I was holding

put its head on my chest

so I hummed “Higher Love”

by Stevie Winwood

the perfect setup for a fresh poem

as new lyrics popped out of

my heart and into my head

damned if I remembered any of it

I fell asleep too

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