My father is the music. My hearts rhythm a show of puppetry. A creation of passion, constructed solitude, Packing my world with repeated withering words In which meaningless love wanders, until it is Personal. Too high, too drunk, too moved by music, That ****** harmonica, guitar, microphone, even spoons These utensils too forgetful to notice, Other senses, What past notes have created. You are a monster music, that calms And rages, carves out playgrounds of feeling. Music sculpts everything, it defines me. Yet, if it is truly bad, off key, or sharp, Nothing sung, written, or played Can bring the sound of stories solace.