Keyboard, implement of catharsis Punch you out, pa-pow, pa-pow-pow Requisitioning my power I’m your rough digit dancer Tapping it every hour Covered with my spit and juice Snack scraps all crumbly loose Betwixt your buttons of alpha bits Numbers and shift bar hits Massaged pain through my fingertips Into you and yes I have not been true Scribbling at bus stop with pens Jottings on journals or lunch bags But I love you Keyboard You must understand Can’t help myself when you’re not near All my fear pushed into you You have been so good to me Setting me free But Honey That “E” key It’s a little quirky And not wishing to be as jerky As I usually am Brought you some flowers Which I’ll sit right here next to you While I rub you down with Cotton swabs and sweet lavender soap Paying special attention to your “E” zone For you are my Keyboard Extraordinaire And yes, I care