Arrangement

Imagine

A captivating performance

Of courtly flourish

And effluent speech

My internal cadence resonates

In mind’s echoing chamber

Lamentably, weak prosody

And habitual mannerisms

Render me an ill-suited

Out-loud orator

For listener delights

Though, if this was

A truly private space

I would brave the boundary

Jump the chasm

Exhale dulcet tones

Draw strength

From kind encouragement

But techno-reivers

Thieves with no honour

Rustle faces, phrases

Plagiarize and pilfer

Wolves wearing

Condemnable paper masks

Tearing strips off our souls

For god knows what

I will not expose myself

In unguarded pastures

For mere coin

Tipping the scales instead

Towards prudence and caution

I do wonder though

What elegant tonal lilt

Would affect thy ears

Bring you joy

These mellifluous thoughts

O’ mine

Can only be made sweeter

By your own internal

Charming affectations

Together we exchange

Syntactical melody

Layering erudite harmonies

To please only ourselves

Your philosophic tabla drums

Establish a lively rhythmic pace

While my musings

Pluck oud strings

of intuitive introspection

Our charming composition

Resides comfortably

In the silent space

Between words

This literary arrangement

Composed with care

Lively chorus belting out

Friendship’s bright tonic

My ode to you

In the key of C