My friend Cherif is a member of the local electrician's union. The union has no work right now because "it's too cold for electricity." That's weird because I'm typing on a computer by the light of a light bulb, and a space heater is warming up my legs. Anyway, he knew I am also contributing little or nothing to society at this time (at least I'm a grad student who's a drain) so he called me up and asked me to help him fell a pesky wall in his home. I guess he just has too many rooms. I assumed it would either be like a TV show with lots of sledge hammers or we would be blowing horns and walking around his house a lot. He had one little 3 lbs. hammer and I guess Muslim's don't have shofars and don't exactly hold to Joshua's conquest/usurpation of the Holy Land. Needless to say, I was disappointed. But with some power tools and grunting that wall came crumblin', tumblin' down.
John Cougar's walls also came crumblin' down today as his melodious tones came whimpering though my weak laptop speakers. Some people make New Year's resolutions to break down "walls" in their life be they mental, physical, spiritual, social, cultural, economic, or institutional. I go out there and break down the wall.
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I like how the use of walls in this piece was both metaphorical and literal. Brilliant.
The other similar metaphor would be chains. Gotta any good chain songs? Break these chains of love? I guess it's not as applicable to home repair work.
That's awesome man. If you'd asked, I would have lent you my trumpet. Couldn't have hurt to try it out anyway, it would be a lot less work.
Last I heard you were just another brick in it. I am also sure that you may have shouted with a great shout when that wall came down.
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