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I learned to play “Hey Jude” for her
a song I never liked all that much
mostly because of that part at the end
where they just keep singing one syllable
and it seems to go on forever
when I learned to play it, though
I was forced to read the words carefully
and I realized in 2013 what most people
figured out all the way back in 1968:
they’re fucking gorgeous
the story is that Paul wrote this song
for John’s son when John and his first wife
were splitting up
although in later years Paul changed his story
so who knows what’s true
it doesn’t matter anyway
the point is that the words are about
dropping your defenses
to admit another into your most sacred space
the words are about not letting your insecurity
or your ego or your uncertainty about the future
prevent you from loving and being loved right now
that I learned to play the song
so I could play it for her
feels like exactly the point
for both of us
5 May 2013
Auburn AL
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