SHE’S THE KIND OF WOMAN WHO…
plays classical music and hymns
organ notes float from her finger tips
feet pump on pedals under the bench
she jogs in place where metal meets wood
where another would pound the floor
the walls of the trailer shake
her husband and two kids flee
I stand
transfixed
surrender to a cascade of scales
lift on the swell of a sonata
ride on a curl that flicks
whirl on surround-sound
vibration in air
motion rocks
fingers lift off the keyboard
notes l-i-n-g-e-r
divinity f-l-o-a-t-s
she shuts the score, stands tall
glides the double-wide
music regal as footsteps
spectral as the echo of Beethoven
the spell laps the metal walls
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Date Published: May 22, 2022