Crescendo

Let the music move through you.

A pulse echoes through the room and at once I realize that my heart is pounding. One beat after another, the sound reverberates around the walls. I close my eyes and open my arms, slowly beginning to spin. I feel the blood rushing through my veins, feel my heart thudding against my ribs, and feel my chest expand as my lungs draw in air. Frantically, I pull in one breath after another. The pounding in my chest intensifies and I feel out of control.

 

I stop.

 

The world still spins around me, but I am still. For a moment, I forget to breathe and my head screams begging for oxygen. Slowly, my lips part and I draw breath into my searing lungs. As my breath fills me the air around me stills and I wait.

 

A sound is born shimmering through the air. A new feeling surrounds me with its birth and my heart slows its insane pounding, softening for the arrival of what is to come. Slowly, another note reaches out and joins its partner. Rising, rising, and joining, they grow into many. As the notes wrap their loving arms around me, I begin to sway. The music caresses me softly and lovingly and my heart stills further, slowing to the beat surrounding me. I begin to twirl slowly, but surely, my feet lead me urged forward and around by the music. I am in its grasp.

 

Slow and sure, soft and sweet, together and never apart, we sway. Notes begin to fill me as air fills my lungs. I begin to fly. Tendrils of hair escape the confines of my hair band and tickle my back with their silkiness. I reach up and free the rest of it, shivering a little as it cascades down my back in a river. My eyes are closed and my body is in tune. I give myself over to the sounds.

 

I dance.

 

A bubbling begins deep inside of me and the notes become stronger. Still, though, their touch is soft and I lean into the comfort. My arms are weightless, lifted by the music in the air. Loving notes run fingers through my wild hair and fill me with peace. The bubbling grows and the notes echo in my chest as it builds into an explosion of wonderous sound. I am overwhelmed and tears slowly trickle down my cheeks adding a new element to the music crashing around me.

 

Little by little, the waves recede, pulling the remaining panic with them. The comfort surrounding me grows warm and pulls me more deeply into the moment. Soft notes continue caressing me, running fingers through my hair, and littering my face with kisses. In contentment I sigh, and lean into them, settling myself into the warmth. My eyes close and I am held in the arms of the notes as they rock me gently to sleep.

Author's Note

I try to express how music touches me, but I sadly came up lacking.

Reviews

[Josh Clifton]

I dont know what you wanted it to be, but I believe it turned out wonderfully. I get such a great image of you being overcome by the music as you allow it to take over your body flows as does the music. I can see you slowly twirling around as your mind and heart are taken over by what is transpiring and you just let yourself be free to do so. Great descriptiveness, Great write.

[George Love]

Great write, but it feels restrained somehow. I think you really wanted to say more, and I can understand that. Well expressed. Great work here. Very enjoyable read

[Nely Amorim]

I could feel that there was so much more you wanted to say but I can't begin to tell you how moved I was by this piece, you took me there with your love of music.. I think you expressed yourself incredibly well, sounded to me like the music took you in a lover's embrace.. well done... :)

[Christopher J. Dawson]

Gnarly! This piece is great. I am a musician so I know exactly how it feels when the music takes over and becomes its own hypnotic entity. You describe it very well!

[Spoken]

I think your expressions are magnificent here. Great imagery of the feel of music. I can tell it really speaks to you and I can relate. It's amazing how a simple sound can reverberate through our body and take hold as we give in and let it take us wherever it chooses. I think your words are great and I really enjoyed this piece!

[Emily B]

oh, Dezaraye, it's perfect. I felt, I flew, I swayed, I knew exactly what you meant. Your love of music has shown through your words before. Each time, I am reminded anew the power of the notes. I envy that power. Your experience was so ethereal, so heavenly, I am definitely jealous.

[Jessica Benfield]

you tried, and you did fabulaous, dezaraye! i absolutely love it!!! ^-^ great job!

[T. L. O'Neal]

I know what you mean, music is the greatest mood enhancer that there is. It can bring back long forgotten memories and the feelings come rushing back in. Wonderful piece. T

[Lydia Shutter]

You HAVE found the words, Dezaraye....oh, yes, I could feel the beat of the music and see you swirling round the room in free abandon.
"A new feeling surrounds me with its birth" An astonishing line! You have a freshness when you write that is so rich. I love this one! Lydia

[Rain]

You what ?? I was just writing how you make people see the sound. I thought you did a remarkable job on a very difficult task. I was impressed. You can really tell by this piece how much you love music, sound, and the beat of it. Great write. Rain..

[Yvonne Heidt]

Good lord - this is perfect. This is where your writing is the best, honey. This is a favorite like Tango is a favorite of mine. I can get lost in the words and see you spinning. It completely took my breath away.

The descriptions and imagery that you provoke with mere words is astounding. I can see why you dance. This is amazing work, Dezeraye.