Sitting Wondering

I wonder what a musician’s life is like As I notice you nonchalantly carrying your instrument Much like keeping your voice boxed and in a velvet bag I look at you and wonder as we sit in the commuter train Pondering about a musician’s lows and highs Wondering about your split personality Like this one here where you sit alone with your switch off Obviously recharging your batteries Regenerating as you think of your next gig I imagine your friends and fans who love to party I can almost see them around you in a hazy cloud Yet here you sit alone quiet with your case Once open I know you’d suddenly come to life Goodbye then This is your stop Goodbye And I just sit here and continue Wondering what a musician’s life is like AP: 1st place 2020, 3rd place 2020 Posted on February 26, 2018