I felt a pang of sadness instead of quieting it, I plucked the string it reverberated loudly, bouncing around from my amygdala to my hippocampus it made me want to play more cords, until the most melancholy song filled my head I tried to quiet the song, stop the vibrations of the strings But my whole head is numbΒ Β and prickly from the noise The pitter-patter of my tears just make a new sad song anyway Even if I was able to quiet those noisy thoughts, another is likely to pop in my head, Start it all over. No, I need help. A new riff. Someone to play me something soothing or happy No one around me knows any If they do, they don't care to make music for me Not today, Today their song is probably gloomier than mine. Likely tomorrow too.