Light and Dark
Dad had just brought it home
I watched my mom shape-shift
into a little girl, she jumped
up in the back of the truck
playing songs
beneath a wide-open
country night sky
the piano became my mirror
the moment I touched
those black and ivory keys
I see and hear
myself through it
like a lover
holding me
giving me permission
to feel exactly what I feel
to let it all out
every piano I've ever met
has a unique soul
a story already dancing on the keys
somedays, it invites me in
to listen closely
and I do
offering my hands
in full surrender