Humming to Our Hearts

The piano 

Twirling through the air, 

The lyrics I hummed to 

With my grandma, my aunt, 

My mom, 

The characters I can feel creeping 

Out the tears in my heart; 

I think they’ve been there 

All my life, 

Smiling as I do 

At this album, 

Because they’ve come to dance 

Within the pages 

I’m typing, 

Stamping their feet 

With their footprints as letters 

Along with the rhythm. 

I wish 

I could take their hands 

Along with my grandma’s, my aunt’s, 

My mom’s, 

In mine, 

All dancing together 

In the song we’ve made 

Into our lives, 

The song that lets us be drawn 

Out of our own hearts 

Just so we can hum and sing 

together.