The Old Piano
I sneked inside an old house one day
while the neighboorhood children and I decided to play
hide and seek the children squealed with joy
its fun to play wth girls or boys
Dust has settled everywhere
a dust bunny here a dust pile there
A magnificent piano stands tall in all its glory
how it ended up here is a long unknown story
It's lid creaks and out bats fly
into the mysterious starry night sky
the ebony and ivory no longer gleam
leather on the stool is bursting from the seam
too long has it waited to be played
so it waited for this fateful day
i took a huge breath and blew all the wind i stored
the cloud of dust nearly sent me out the door
i carefully taped on the ivory key
that one note told me it was meant to be
a burning of fire seared my soul
enflaming my body like coal
i pressed more keys i played a tune
i did not know how much time it consumed
i looked at the sky in amaze
it was already well into the day
telling myself it was time to hit the hay
i knew i would be back someday