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Words escape like AWOL soldiers,
fall from the tongue
like dogs in the hot sun;
breathless and exuberant
with the thrill of the chase:
slipped out like spattered scats from Satchmo,
as far behind the beat as Dexter Gordon.

It comes from your toes,
vibrating, tingling along your spine,
patiently growing and gathering strength
from your soul, like a vine
drinking in the marrow of your being.

Don't let your mind confuse your fingers;
find that inner voice, and free it
into that empty space that lingers
near the shadow of your inner core.

A single note left to resonate
can explain more than intervals and scales.
Done right, you need no more.

If it is the truth, never hesitate;
Let someone else play circles around it.

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