Delta blue

[desperance]

The latest discovery from the box of bits: a scrap of paper (well, actually it's a bright yellow flyer advertising an album by Pat Buchanan, of whom I know nothing) which is folded in half, and on the top half of the blank back is a very familiar Chaz scrawl which even I could not read at this distance, and on the lower half is a neater Chaz transcription, as though I anticipated my finding it all these years later: and what it says is

"Delta blue is the colour behind a blind man's eyes, the colour of his shadow in the lights as he picks guitar"

- and I have no idea whether this was a moment's inspiration (which would explain the utter scrawliness of the first version, if I was writing it stoned or drunk or in the dark or whatever) or if I heard it somewhere and scribbled it down for sheer love (which would also explain etc etc).

Google doesn't know it, so I like to think it's my own; but I dunno, do I dare to use it? If the chance arose?

Comments

[szandara.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely line.

Use it...if anyone calls you on it, tell them this story and give them a percentage of your royalties which reflects the ratio number of total words in story or book/number of words in this line.

[kazdreamer.livejournal.com]

If Google doesn't know it, there's a good chance it's yours. I dunno... does it *feel* like yours? I say use it!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

It certainly *sounds* like his!

[kazdreamer.livejournal.com]

lol... Well, that's sorted then!

[triciasullivan.livejournal.com]

Well it's great and should be used. If it isn't yours, then this blog is your witness that you didn't mean no harm...

[pennski.livejournal.com]

How about using it as a quotation within something - song lyric overheard that makes our hero go do something significant? Then if it does belong elsewhere, you can attribute in later additions.

Alternatively shout "Baggsey!" that also stands up in court.