about what music does to me
how nothing can more quickly
alter my mood
calm my heart and slow its beats
than a voice
like David Gray, Rufus Wainwright,
The National, Neko Case, David Byrne,
Phoebe Bridgers, my friends
singing Decemberist lyrics
or how a good riff excites my breath
and my body
compels me to move and sway and bend
and dance
to Vampire Weekend, Walk the Moon
The Wombats, Weezer, the Foo Fighters
how going to a concert or music festival
standing with a crowd
as the wave of music flows
over us collectively
and we start to sing along
and experience a mass baptism
that brings a tide of transcendence
moving us from despair to hope
within a short musical measure
how I see the stranger next to me
and love them because of their love
of the sound we are sharing
and the way it is making us feel
how can I write
about the best medicine
the cure
NaPoWriMo 2022 – Day 7
Salon Z 