The Notebenders

 

The Notebenders

Some find the chords,

stretching fingers over frets,

building the bridges to song.

Some are lightening quick,

ripping tap-ons and pull-offs 

which technically astound.

And then there are those

who play their feelings,

leaving us brittle in their songs’ wake.

God bless the notebenders.

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