Silent Requiem
I cannot hear the piano play.
I can only watch as the notes fade away.
I play in an ocean where sounds are deaf.
So muted is it I cannot hear a natural clef.
I struggle but the ocean soon drags me to its depth.
Shouting as I take my final breath.
My mind goes blank and my hands stop playing.
The crowd is silent for they are still waiting.
I cannot hear the piano play.
I only wish the sounds would stay.
I push the keys but I do not play.
The music was there but it did not stay.
I cannot hear the piano play.
I press the keys but I can only hear them clack.
The crowd now thinks of me as a hack.
I play the music and nothing more.
I see people exit through the door.
I am a machine, made to play.
And from the music I drift away.
I cannot hear the piano play.