Music

Music pumps in my blood

Quarter notes amongst the corpuscles
Driving beats of heart like drums
Feeling lyrics liquid in my muscles

Music floods in my ears
Whole songs parsed in manic minutes
Ballads muttered and bridge hums
Dancing irrationals and belting infinites

Music flows through my soul
Half-listened to and too much forgotten
Gaining interest with compound sums
Beautifully wrought or misbegotten

Chaos and beauty wrestle in my ears
Yet music remains after all these years