__________by nappilesbyan
the la da da da da
of an isley brothers song
cool and melodic after all
these years it stands
eternal
I put it to my ear
without knowing it
the tone and trills
of that soulful scat
has become signature and familiar
it lulls me back to
times past and
cushions the blow of
memories of love and
possibility and
makes them
bareable
laffable
thinning the melancholy haze
that often
hovers over them
i realize that
cool familiar melody
does not fit
the rhythms
of my unpredictable tastes
and actions
i prefer to
move & meditate
to the soulfulness
of a guitar
the calming
of a piano
& lyrics that breathe
life into abstract experience
creating a hypnotic state
conjuring thoughts
of the unpredictableness
of what the
future holds
and keeping
me focused
on the present
