can you capture
the spirit of the blues
in a word?

is it possible
to distil
like whisky
aged in oak barrels
a single word
a gilt-edged malt
that captures
that spirit?

does “blue”
educe what I feel
or merely muddy
the waters?

a word of grouse
not of talisker

can you capture
the spirit of the blues
in a word?

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