My Symphony

there’s no truth to me
only memorized symphonies
colored with untuned violins and broken cellos
 
the audience listens
ears taunt with anticipation
they clap when my performance is done
 
i can’t help but admire their admiration
their tears of blood so beautiful with a smile
proving that happiness is such a marvelous dysfunction
 
i could play them the tape when it’s over
 
show them that [...]