Stereophonic
A break in a quiet room, A front door left open
A day worn long, A weight held on shoulders
A mind heavy, A body weary, A soul tired
Shoes abandoned on tile
Socked feet across hardwood
Cork slipped from a glass opening
Barrel aged bourbon whiskey
Poured in waterfalls over ice
Bitter spirits playing on a tongue
Inebriation slipping warm
Into a blood stream
Hushed anticipation hanging heavy
Charged particles coming to life
LED lights illuminating a night
Electric whirs coming alive inside circuits
Another sip, another heartbeat
Vinyl sliding from a cardboard sleeve
A needle, A mechanical lowering
A static crackle from speakers
Acoustic suspension holding a first note
George Harrison whispering, my sweet lord
Vintage sound resonating calm
Pressure from an outside world, fading
Peace from a stereophonic escape
Carrying away the everyday
Etta James, the Lumineers
Deftones, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones
Concerts every Friday, to forget a week
Every Sunday, to forgive a soul
Single Barrel Jack on request
Tequila with a lime, Vodka on the rocks
If you like,
A noise as she enters the room
A flutter deep inside, A familiarity
A hand slipping in mine, A look between lovers
Two bodies moving together in time
Memories of first meetings playing between
Two hearts,
Another Saturday night spent
Falling in love
Elton John, The Supremes
Post Malone, Lake Street Dive
Conversations started, Laughs given
Smiles held, best friends sharing a life
My lips against hers, our kids interrupting
Silly dances on young legs, YouTube videos
Played through Bluetooth adapters
Bridges built between generations of music
Nights lost to audiophile soundtracks
Records spun at thirty-three
Revolutions per minute
Time slowed to a moment
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This was soul capturing! It was moving to go through the evolution of not only music but how it's playing and how a life is made, with music as the companion/ background sound to something so amazing! I have that heart palpitating feeling you get after watching a home video, the nostalgia and reminder of how great life used to be but also how it built into how great it is now. Great work Will!! This was an emotional piece for me and I am all here for it!
Oh I loved this ❤️ The music and sounds of one space can say so much. Well done ❤️
I loved how this was lyrical with both flow and musical words 🤗❤️
Great piece - I hope you entered it in the Sensational challenge?
What a wonderful way to unwind 🤗. I need to add more music to my life.
This sounds like an amazing way to end the day! Great read!
Your poem sucks the reader right into the moment.
This would be perfect for the sensation challenge!! I hope you submitted it! 👏👏👏
You included artists from many eras, proving that music has no timeline.beautiful
Great job Will... Being a music lover I really enjoyed this!!!
Yes. You had me with the image to be honest.
This was so wonderful!