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How Much Music
must I associate with you before it’s excessive
How many rhythms may our love pulse with
before it flatlines
unless God put Himself here and made it
immortal
How many times will the key change
and alter the way my chest
sinks and rises in an ocean of blood
How often will I find you
when your song is playing
and can you believe
that your voice will always be
enough
How can this happen?
How intense is purity
if we were once
cirrus clouds
then stratus
now fog
How soon will I reach the limit
if there is one at all
and if I or we do
isn’t the performance subjective
I’d like this
would you
How can I be the melody
if I harmonize to you
How much music can you give me
to fill my senses
and can you control that enough
to where I can still
breathe
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I wrote this piece this summer during my session at Interlochen and my whole poetry class reviewed it (thankfully) and I finally have it at a point where I'd like to share it. This is written for a boy I met two years ago, during my first year at Interlochen, and have had feelings for ever since. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to attend my final reading where I read this, so Henry, if you're listening, enjoy this I guess. For everyone else, I hope you enjoy the swirl of love and music imagery I've incorporated into this piece. Ta-ta for now!