Notes

The notes from piano keys tap on my heart This music reaches a sad place, a very sad place Where tears hide and heartbeats hold painful things My mind tries to sort out so much that hurts Some things are stuck and rusted from the past The rest is right here, happening right now To acknowledge, but also to distance from To grieve, but not get stuck in any dark hole To keep on surviving, when that has been a theme in life And to still know my limits, when there is much to do To have faith in the darkness as past and present merge I can still see, I can still be thankful and I may still rest I watch my friend suffer and I look back on others I couldn’t save The tears begin to fall from my flooded heart and I tell myself, I’m cleansing once again, once again, skies will clear I must be alright, I will be alright, peace will return again Heidi Sands 5/5/22