Melody Poem by Jennifer Umansky

if i had a melody
it would have a tone that pulls you close
playful piano keys
bright green grass and dandelions
running on your bare toes
and feel a summer breeze
that's the melody that i want people to hear around me
the melody outside my mind

inside
it's not so bright
it's confusing and uneasy
bright red kite
flown in a thunderstorm
melody with no pattern or beat
you won't sit still in your seat

it'll make you wanna run
hide away to safety
back to bed
to turn it off

just turn it off

for gods sake just turn it off

and sleep

to finally hear your piano keys
and be at ease