The chosen

tone deaf

to their fortune

 

Musicians

their heads

in the sand

 

The roadies

eat pizza

still frozen

 

While Angels

play bass

in the band

 

Indulgence

the pick 

on their fretboard 

 

Entranced

by the lure

of the bong

 

Benighted

the riffs

play without them

 

Not going

or coming

— just gone

 

(The New Room: March, 2024)