my fingers touch the piano and gingerly the shadows rest on its ivory white keys. inhale, and my hands rise to hover gently above the keys, then exhale, and they nudge into the body of the piano, ringing five notes at a time. i lift and push with more force, and the sound sharpens, cutting through the air, through the background noise of the tv in the other room, past the laughter of two boys playing video games, beyond the quiet murmurs of the voices in my head.
redemption. i'm working towards it. for my teacher, whom believes i will soon catch up to everybody else. for my fellow musicians, surpassing me in experience but standing beside me regardless. for my instructors, whom led me to be the musician i am today and will be tomorrow. for my friends, whom cheer me on and always will, whether i be smiling or not.
and for myself. because i've had to prove to myself i am capable of doing this. that proof lies in my fingers, in my mind, and in my determination. and because even now, i'm still doubting myself here and there. but i am not incompetent. i am not incompetent.
i was never incompetent.
v rough draft and answer poem to "incompetent" i have nothing else to say here because my poetry said it all.