the music rolls over me in waves
as flowing and soothing as an ocean murmur.
The drums follow the pattern of my heartbeat,
calming me and moving me at the same time.
The rise and fall of the melody seems to
sing from inside my soul rather than
from the piano.
The words match my mood and lift me from this
world and into another, where my mind travels
through time as fast as light and as slow
as molasses.

Lindsey Milton 1993

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