Unwanted Symphony

Minor chords echo

At a slow, funeral pace

A symphony of loneliness

Just another hopeless case.

A sudden crescendo

Followed by angry trills.

Oboe solo laments,

Brass feature thrills.

Dark bass notes smother

The hopeful voice of flute.

Trumpet fanfare interrupts,

Warm clarinets follow suit.

Percussion pounds a rhythm

On old worn-out plastic

Conductor misses a beat

Woodwinds go spastic

Melancholy beauty fades

Replaced by a fairy dance.

Fingers fly on keys

The notes start to prance.

French horn changes tempo

High brass speeds up too

The rest duck and cover

As the violence barrels through.

The runaway band 

Slows down once more

Stops feeling the moment

And reads from the score.

The conductor heaves

A great sigh of relief

Disaster is averted

Though respite is brief.

The symphonic band begins

To play the the next work

This time, they're sight-reading

Sneaky accidentals lurk.

Piano solo is near,

In the key of C sharp

Followed by tubas

And a few notes on harp.

Cheerful jazz melody

Rings out in happy joy

Before the storm breaks

Thunderous drums destroy.

The performance ends

On a clashing suspense chord

A cymbal crashes in the silence

And harmony is restored.

The music plays on

It falls on deaf ears

A treble choir sings

But no one wants to hear.

Because no one wants

To get lost in the beat

To forget all their worries

To rise off their seat.

That feeling is dangerous

Society has decreed.

The musicians can play on

But must read from the sheet.

Practice makes perfect,

And perfect they must be

Because anything else

Might make people feel free. 

Reviews

[The Jay]

Fabulous. The whole poem is constructing towards the end in such an intrinsic manner. The 12th stanza is amazing. Distorted and astounding.

[RachelReaper]

Idk how you imagined this, but it turned out to be beautiful! :) I looooooove the last three stanzas, and it opens up awesome as well. It's like I could envision each instrument as you described it. I'm just making a hypothesis here, but I'm guessing your in band.

[afra]

oh wow ...beautiful and deep ....good job

[Abbie]

I like it! It is beautiful, even if it isn't how you imagined it to turn out, it is still amazing! keep writing! :D