Hiding From

There are so many places to go,

but today I’ll hide in a song.

Let the lyrics be blood

rushing through each vein,

ringing true in both my head

and my heart.

Let the beat slide neatly into

place, a pulse to push me

on.

I’ll move to the melody,

animate my lifeless corpse,

nerves twitching with delight.

My soul knows that

tomorrow

I may not be able to breathe

deep in harmonies and chords.

But today I hide here.

I pretend that life is as simple

as a solitary song.

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