Horror in the keys
“The Piano Lesson” film 2024
i feel myself flattened by the sound that sun makes once it grinds into my day
The first reason I tell myself to start it gone by the time the sizzle of the breakfast and coffee is in my belly
Why do I need to keep these ghosts inside of me?
Why do the ghosts revel in the silent terror of the most common parts of my day?
They cut me down, cut me off——
The scream I feel deep inside, slides across the ivory-blood keys, dimming the light into pitch madness with a piercing wood that pierces me.
The light blocks the sound. The ghosts flutter by in the silver pieces of quiet that no longer play for momma
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Comments (4)
sizzle of the breakfast- great word usage. Love how the it keeps getting more sinister as you keep reading.
Wow! This was intense and makes me think.
Oh my, that was soooo intense! You always write the best kinda poems!
What?! I'm wrenched and haven't even seen the movie. This is so well-written!