Down in the bottom
of New Orleans
we all find out the hard way. 

Sometimes
it’s just a matter of getting through
the first song;

freed from the pressure
of getting all the notes right, 
and ready to join the choir.

Even if you’d never heard the tune
you can still raise your voice
loud and long into the swamps,

with no applause,
just a new song
to take home.

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