A Little Blues Before Bed

Before I succumb to slumber
I let the blue flames of electric guitars and whiskey words
Lick me wet with their spiraling spooky solos and teeth against the strings.

Get me ready for the sandman, Jimi.
Let me swim in Muddy Waters.
Let me play along The Black Keys
Before the Thrill is Gone.

I let these blues chase away my blues.

I drift in this psychedelic ocean, these twelve bars, bent and blue.
I crash and strum and pluck until I glissando into blankets.

You're a savior in orange, Jimi.
I'll give you a thousand smiles
For free
If only
You'll play like it's 1970
Play once more

For me.