Viola Player

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She played the viola for us today and she didn’t like it

Furrowed brow smiling mouth with discordant eyes

Her friend held the pages of music as she played

She took out her earring

We watched as the face played a melody different from the instrument’s

One note, long and powerful

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Another note, better

Eyebrows ask and mouth replies

The tuning was beautiful because she cared

The piece was beautiful because she knew we cared

We are trapped in moments and the music was tar, sticking us to our spots

We are trapped in moments and she was set aside

We are trapped in moments and we don’t mind

We are trapped in moments and she minds it all