Tuning the forks.
Taping up the notes.
Strumming the rhythm,
Playing the tune of an unknown melody—
All night long,
A simple song.
Raising the pitch in harmony— a humming voice.
Using chords to stay away from my own mental noise.
Ravishing words, heart-wrenching lyrics,
Soothing rhyme.
Not just about the worldly vine, but it is something divine.
A looping symphony that
Binds strangers’ heart,
Maybe by verses in the middle or the prelude—the start.
It unifies both the weary and the strong,
Something like patriotism—
Everyone feels the same for a song.
Love, quotes, and fables,
Passing through all ears.
Language, art, or magic—
Call it what you will.
Whenever I play my six strings,
I sway, lost in time,
I sway, forever.