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living in this time that we currently do, I've done some reading about the "six month wall" that people in crisis situations (like the current pandemic) deal with.

I also saw a meme about walls in our path being places for us to rest and regroup. I thought there was a song in that.

Also, I inverted some Pink Floyd....

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Living a life is hard enough
when we can't touch, can't breathe, can't play
we lack the spoons to serve the vigor
we need to navigate our days


Endless days of calls and meetings
no chance to share things face to face
Stuck at home, behind my mask
broke and mourning the lost embrace


This once-a-lifetime circumstance
builds many roadblocks on our path
people talk of "six month walls"
when facing dire circumstance

these barriers will fall in time
Tom Petty and experts assure
we must give ourselves permission
to be less productive as we endure


Reassuring as it's meant to be
it's hard to overcome the stress
anxiety and frayed emotions
as ramparts bar us from success

I told a friend what I was feeling
she showed me through a different lens
These bricks provide a space to lean on
A chance to regroup and to rest

maybe I need an education
control my thoughts for the time ahead
this wall, here to test my mettle
and provide a place to catch my breath

life's obstacles they are a classroom
I learn from friends along the way
their wisdom and their dark sarcasm
have rarely led feelings astray


(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)

maybe I need an education
control my thoughts for the time ahead
this wall, here to test my mettle
and provide a place to catch my breath

life's obstacles they are a classroom
I learn from friends along the way
their wisdom and their dark sarcasm
have rarely led feelings astray

(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)
(another brick in the wall)

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from The Blanket Fort Demos (FAWM '21), released March 5, 2021
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Chuck Parker Virginia

A performer for more than 35 years, Chuck has filled many musical roles: heavy metal guitarist, singer/songwriter, jazz sideman, open mic host, filk circle regular, and World’s Okayest Bassist™.

A regular on the con circuit, find him at open mics and backing up the Blibbering Humdingers! ... more

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