The Music Lives In Me

The soft symphony begins

The piano, guitar, violin rings

Graceful, inspiring, warming the heart

Could be nothing but a work of art

The bass thumps, the speed increases

With rising goose bumps, the rage releases

Beat after beat, the blood rushes

Till the face of man blushes

Harder and harder I keep pushing

To the rhythm of the music that gives me feeling

Turns my heart to a stereo

My body, my soul becomes a disco.

With this music I dance

Sure to take a chance

My feet move without control

To the sound of the rock and roll

From the pushin’ and the kickin’

To the grindin’ and the slidin’

My name is made on the dance floor

From the beat that made me sore.

The tempo slows to a final descent

With every beat, losing its strength

The bass now dead

Yet the piano and violin tread

Twirling to a waltz

Swirling to a ‘trot

The end is near

But yet my heart feels no fear

For this is my scene, my music, my movement

The music lives in me

Peter Olumese