Did you ever see someone tune a guitar by ear?
How they hear each note with clarity
and know just where to turn the key?
Writers do that with their words
with nuance or a turn of phrase,
with hidden meanings, obfuscation
that plays to reader’s speculation.
I read the songs that you compose
knowing that the notes aren’t mine,
hoping that someday I’ll find
an aria inspired by me.
Until that happens, I’m resigned
to drift your ambiguity;
exploring cadence in your lines
I listen for the melody,
hoping for the smallest sign
that indicates the song is mine.
© Ginny Brannan 2023
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