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Letting Ourselves Go

Janet Kuypers, 02/10/11

I hear that in France
they have a national music day,
when everybody sings
and it doesn’t really matter
if it’s not all in tune.

not that I’m all for France or anything
but we could learn from that,
that would be kind of good here
where everyone could just let go.
I mean, just allow ourselves to sing.
On key or not. Hum a tune.
Music is supposed to make us happy,
and we’re filled with so much
that takes away our happiness.

If people sing,
I’m probably the first
that would be the stickler
if someone was off key.

The stickler:
someone who who insists
on something unyieldingly.

We’ve all been taught these rules,
we’re taught when we’re little
that if we’re not good at something
we just can’t do it.
We just close ourselves off
to letting ourselves go.

I mean, think of it:
have a national music day,
where everybody sings
and it doesn’t really matter
if it’s not all in tune.

It’s just letting ourselves go,
hearing the rhythm,
and enjoying the music.

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