(effortlessly, that; the way i gripped the mic, the way my mouth found the perfect place to be near it)
i put away all the mean things i just said about myself and my teaching
i shoved aside all thoughts of inadequacy
i jumped into the song like i dropped into a ice-cold lake
and i layed that shit down.
yes, i know i'm not tina. i know we're just doing a version of "proud mary". i know its just a band for one day, for one moment in ten minutes in front of the community.
but still, i get to speak those words:
"you know, every now and then i think you might like to hear something from us nice, and easy. . ."
and i am a rock goddess: sweaty sandy feet from the middle yard, sharpie notes on my hand, eyes tired and worn out . . . but my rhythm is hot, and i am inside the beat, and i am just having so much goddamn fun you can't even begin to stop me or understand it.
thank you, van nuys!
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