Wednesday, September 24, 2008

What music?

I listen to cynical music
when hurting makes me doubt.
I listen to let it out,
because pressure brings more pain.
What do you listen to
when you feel the same?

I listen to happy music
when there's no other way to smile
because I haven't slept in a while
and there's only so much one can do.
When you feel like that,
what do you listen to?

I listen to wordless music
when I have to be verbose
because mixing words is gross
if you don't do it right.
What do you listen to
when you must write all night?

I listen to calming music
when I'm about to explode,
my wires can't handle the load
and I have too much to lose.
When you feel like that,
what music do you choose?

I listen to happy music
when it's a happy day,
everything's okay,
and I feel not a fear.
When you feel that good,
what music must you hear?

I listen to cynical music,
when I feel all is right–
so right that I must spite
all of those for whom it's not.
When you feel just that proud,
what music's got you caught?

2 comments:

Doug VW said...

All is silent here and now, making your poetry that much clearer. We got to hear Thile & Meyer live in concert last night, which was also amazing. Tomorrow's songs should be by Rachel, accompanied by hammer, saw and drill.

Hannah said...

1. The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
2. ? Lots of options...
3. Russian Easter Overture, the Moldau
4. Fernando Ortega or Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings
5. Polovtsian Dances, Michael Card Blarney Pilgrim song
6. ?