"The Blues Released"
Black velvet
sits between
what is read
yet unseen
crushing sullen passion
across ripe crimson lips
holding tight those
dancing fingers
seduced
gliding across
the Player’s
pristine alabaster
piano keys
burning
the bluest blue
release
(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
"Black Velvet" / Alannah Myles
https://youtu.be/ZHHEmd5mECY
“Pianos, unlike people,
sing when you give them
your every growl.
They know how to dive
into the pit of your stomach
and harmonize with your roars
when you’ve split yourself open.
And when they see you,
guts shining, brain pulsing,
heart right there exposed
in a rhythm that beats
need need,
need need,
need need,
pianos do not run.
And so she plays.”
“When you play, never mind who listens to you.”
LYRICS/ "Black Velvet", Alannah Myles
https://genius.com/Alannah-myles-black-velvet-lyrics