WHO WILL WRITE THE MUSIC BASED ON YOUR STORYLINE?
WHO WILL RHYME YOUR LIFE?
WHO WILL FOLLOW THE BLACKS AND WHITES AS THEY CLAMOR FOR A CRESCENDO ? GRADUALLY, BUT WITH PRICISION, MOVE TO THE CODA AND THEN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT.
WHAT WILL BE YOUR HIGH NOTES? ARE THERE ANY LOW NOTES BELOW THE BASS?
WHO WILL SING A SONG, A CAPRICCIO, UNE CHANSON, THE FINAL NOTE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO WRITE YOUR SONG? A CHORAL WORK IN PROGRESS? WILL IT HAVE A RECITATIF?
OH NO, THAT’S THE TITLE OF A TONI MORRISON ESSAY BASED ON STEROTYPES.
WAIT!! UMMMM!! THAT COULD BE YOU?
I SING. I COMPOSE. I CREATE. I WAIT.
So many lovely images in this piece. Thanks for your thought provoking words.