My Ashamed Song

The piano rushing with water. 
Cramping hands and nothing feelings. 
I used to have my mind. 
Now it’s unleashed like a groggy mess. 

Like spines being tangled up. 
Teeth teeter tottering. 
Clamming up like a tree wants to do, but can’t. 
He really wants to slip away from the wind. 

Drums and cymbals. 
Eyes lifting like a garage door. 
And stuck. 
No one leaves. 

No one would leave me. 
Even the lonely guy playing the triangle. 
The trilling isn't an instrument at all. 
Sounds like a sudden exhaustion. 

So I was late that day. 
They don’t take attendance unless I’m gone and trapped. 
I love music for no reason at all. 
The piano burst through. 

Unleashed. 
Drums and cymbals.  
Exhaustion. 
Exhaustion.
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