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Gotta love all those pretty boys, with their shiny guitars Their shrieking and wailing  and crying guitars Their Gibsons and Fenders and ESPs Their downtuned and modded electric guitars Pressed close to their bodies, skin drenched with sweat Those battered and scratched up electric guitars Caressed by long fingers with rings and tattoos Vibrating strings. Sweat, oil and woo. Guitars know their masters. But they demand love. Some sleep by their owners, precious guitars. A struggle of muscle against tension and steel Rock hard, lithe bodies with electric guitars
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Apr 8, 2025
Apr 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM UTC
Hard Rock Ghazal (After Patricia Smith)
Gotta love all those pretty boys, with their shiny guitars Their shrieking and wailing  and crying guitars Their Gibsons and Fenders and ESPs Their downtuned and modded electric guitars Pressed close to their bodies, skin drenched with sweat Those battered and scratched up electric guitars Caressed by long fingers with rings and tattoos Vibrating strings. Sweat, oil and woo. Guitars know their masters. But they demand love. Some sleep by their owners, precious guitars. A struggle of muscle against tension and steel Rock hard, lithe bodies with electric guitars
NaPoWriMo prompt for a ghazal
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Apr 8, 2025
Apr 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM UTC
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