POEM: Misplaced Melodies

Misplaced Melodies

I cannot place my finger upon it

That tune that has plagued me,

And that is what drives me mad

Trying to recall a forgotten song

Trying to forget a mistaken melody

Cupping my hand to my ear

To catch the stars singing

Straining my eyes,

To see what purple the moon makes

When it kisses the edge of a cloud

And it aches my heart,

So, I catch my breath,

And I double back,

Then I surge ahead

All for naught,

For I know how the song will end

though I have yet to play it through

My eyes, on a sky I cannot reach

My feet, in soil so rich I cannot help but bloom

My mind, twirling in circles

And my heart singing so,

as to put the stars to shame

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