That smile

I play for a lot of things.

That smile is one of them.

When we're doing something right

And you take fast four into two

And you're smiling and grinning and in full control

And we're not falling apart

And I love it,

So much,

When you smile like that.

It means we are together

It means we sound good

It means we are okay in the music and

It means you are comfortable and

It means we're together and

Taking it

Together

Doing it

Together

Playing

Together

Working

Together

Like we should

Always.

I love that smile because then I can relax into it

And it feels good,

Being up there,

But that smile means

We're not wrong

We're in the right place

At the right time

We're doing it right

Everything is fine.

That smile means you're feeling good

And so I feel good, too,

Because you look comfortable

And so I can be.

I play

For that.

To make you smile.

To make everyone smile

But for that assurance

That we are good

And that we have done it.

QueenBee

VT

13 years old

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  • Duet

    Scared

    Nervous

    Terrified.

    We step

    One

    At

    A

    Time

    Onto

    The stage.

    Chairs.

    Stands.

    Folders.

    Music.

    Piano music,

    Starting.

    And we enter.

  • Adjustments

    I always wanted to be a better player but

    I didn't really understand

    How.

    Two years of

    Sort of almost having to

    Lead

    Being the only one who

    Really cared enough

    To do my best.

     

  • With you

    I want to

    Run into the shallows

    Splash in the stream

    Lay in the grass

    I want to

    Play in the forest

    Race through the ocean

    Be anywhere with you

    At any pace

    At any time

    Anything