One of the things I can truly say
\nbrings me earned regret is my
\nlack of musical ability<\/p>\n
A great-aunt who taught piano
\noffered me free lessons
\nI passed, parents didn\u2019t push<\/p>\n
An old soul, junior high me
\ndiscovered
\nBig Band music
\nbought Glenn Miller records
\nconsidered
\ntrombone lessons
\nbut the horn was taller than I <\/p>\n
Living on my own at nineteen
\nI bought a nice guitar
\nbut the lessons weren\u2019t in tune
\nwith my budget<\/p>\n
A decade later I spent two moths
\ntaking voice lessons
\nat a crisp $7.50 a weekly session
\nthe teacher offered me a basket
\nso I could maybe carry a tune<\/p>\n
I have distant cousins
\nwho each play the cello, have
\ntoured, recorded with
\nworld-renowned stars
\nI watch their videos and wonder<\/p>\n
A few years back my eldest son
\ngifted me a cheap guitar
\nit sits on a stand behind me
\ngathering dust
\nand more \u2018what ifs\u2019
\nthen I spent $9.99 for a recorded
\nonline class
\nI have yet to activate <\/p>\n
For now, if the topic of
\nmy musical prowess comes up
\nI whistfully go to my fallback
\n\u201cPlayed the piano once.
\nI lost, five-to-three\u201d<\/p>\n
Beat me daddy, eight to the bar
\nand where did I put
\nthat password? <\/p>\n
\u2013 Mark L. Lucker
\n\u00a9 2022
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