In a Good Way

Death my friends

It is certain

Life they say

It is not

So heavy metal

Or soft jazz

Classical baby

What's the difference?

Play it hard

Hit the strings

Until your fingers

Dig through 

   (and)Bleed

Make it right

   Make it sound

How it is you , f*****g

sound

Paint the world

destroy your canvas

With what you call

  your god damned music

Embrace the surface

Show your flavor

Show your flesh

Show your purpose

Show your 

  world

This is not a game

not until,

not Until you play it

This is clearly serious

Author's Note

listen to the whole thing

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

It's OK to be mad. Shows that you are using all the emotions and you are alive.There are many references to. music in this piece. Music is a mood changer. I like variety in mine. Classical compositions can touch the soul. Can elevate the spirit. I need that. Elgar and Vaughan Williams do that. British composers. I'm proud of my heritage.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

I was always more of a fan of Frederic Chopin. I love a good solo piano piece. But for the British classical, I think Henry Purcell is highly underrated outside of England. People usually think of RIchard Wagner or before him Bach and Beethoven, when they think of classical opera's these days. When in fact it was (partially) Purcell's work that probably defined the modern classical opera as we know it. He was easily an equal or better than the likes of Bach, Handel or Beethoven (Wagner wouldn't even exist without his efforts). The entire baroque age of music was partially defined by Purcell. He had a large body of work but I specifically remember Dido and Aeneas as one of my favorite operas of all time. It's an hour or so of your time well spent.

[Lisasview]

Good morning from beautiful Spain..
Enjoyed the read although it did sound angry.. I just read the review Chris gave you and your response..funny because I just finished practicing a new Chopin piece.. I only play classical music..
Started playing piano when I was 50!! Now I am nearly 74...I do listen to other music..
I have an amazing teacher and take lessons every week. Your reference to music and poetry was great..

[Laz K.]

I can relate to the intensity, the creative, destructive force that sometimes bubbles up from the depths of one's soul. It's an ideal, maybe a remnant of an ancient freedom we once had.

[R.J Calzonetti (Siniste..]

Great piece, I have some experience with spoken word poetry, and I feel like you captured the essence of it extremely well. Powerful words, poetic message. Thanks for sharing, keep writing, and I’ll keep reading.

R.J

[Davidgeo]

If you keep reading I might kill you with all my pretentiousness.

[R.J Calzonetti (SinisterPotatoe)]

Ha, not yet I think. I see it more as skill than being pretentious. You have a good sense of humour though, intentional or not.