you know, in my life
i've only noted seeing
a public expression
of musical notes being
written down in a public
place only once...
among 8 billion people
i've only seen one composer...
what an eerie feeling
seeing the ancient Bach or
Mozart compose sober
without the numbing of alcohol
to shut-out the crowd of
chaotic opinions surging
without the archfiend socrates
outlining temperament and tempo
of what's to be addressed
and mediated into cohesion
of replica upon replica upon
no such mistake undertaken ever again;
are you serious, seeing that much
over coffee... indeed... no nonchalant
swagger with a bottle of wine
down the street... but come into
my vicinity and you'll just see that,
albeit with a can of beer.