My Playlist

My Playlist

Melissa Vuong

I have my own playlist

Every genre,

Always on shuffle.

 

Sometimes my playlist is in my favor.

I would hear symphonies and anthems.

Electronic and pop to dance to.

Maybe even a bit of rock to also jam to.

Massive, powerful songs are my taste.

 

However, some days my playlist glitches.

I would hear tones.

Single notes, maybe a piano or violin at best?

My symphonies would turn into cacophony.

The orchestra is no more, it’s losing harmony.

My orchestra becomes noise.

Just noise.

 

I’m not afraid of the glitching.

You know what I’m afraid of?

When my playlist stops playing.

No notes, just static.

No chords, just silence.

Nothing more to play,

Just an empty playlist today.

 

I want to meet more people, so they can make their own songs.

They don’t have to conduct, or perfect their art too much.

They can have sour notes too, even.

It’s okay if they can’t sing my symphonies.

 

I want someone to fill my own playlist

I want

someone

…to show me their music.