A Silent Melody in My Heart
A melody plays in the background
As I type away at my homework
A melody with a rapid, smooth rhythm
That distracts me from the tedium of
Worksheet after worksheet after worksheet
Music awakens my spirit
Also anesthetizes me from repetitive exercise
Sometimes matching my mood
Sometimes waking me up from a fog of distraction
At times reflecting back my thoughts to me
Breaking the silence of doubt
Also reminding me of little memories of silhouettes
A lilting tune at the beginning of a song
Making me think of siblings playing the snow
In a movie I watched once
But the name eludes me though the song doesn’t
The memories of music
Are the ghosts of happy and sad times
The tunes are a pale shadow of what used to be
But a shadow is best it’s going to be
The full color has disappeared into time
Temporarily lighting up joy and sorrow
Is a special kind of nostalgia
That music brings
Of late night dancing
And long car rides with the buzz of boredom
Silenced by the soothing sound of a song
It has a subtlety of
Being in the background
Ever-present in an unnoticeable way
Something that can bring comfort and discomfort
Awaken people to the darkness and untouched shadows
Or act as a soft blanket of joy
Doing all these things and more
Simply combining words to notes
A universal melody playing in our hearts and beyond