Chapter 1
the pedal pressed down firm to the floor
unchaining the imprisoned sound;
of a slow,
remembered duet
a vacant piano bench roared of memories
the piano extinguished silence
as the fractured notes deafen
piano strings hum a fragmented song
hammering them
echoed by the ghost
the liberated music
filled by
distraught,
age old rage
softens the orbiting noise
raining notedrops wash
empty music staffs
artistry drips out the pianist’s
wrinkly, withered hands
tools of golden glory and splendor
leaving the elder animating his loss
a silent linger echoed
tension births jaded strings
depleted and tired
the cornerstone retrogresses into feebleness
coils snap under the pressure
embraced it’s coda
leaving the pianist
to soak in silence
deficiency of sound
is overwhelming
living in icy isolation
so the pianist
concludes his song
and his life
