For Dave (written in 1984-EEK!)

This is another old poem that I'm posting for mindlovemisery's first Sunday prompt: Old Poetry. This one was written in 1984 (I was a sophomore in college!) and was inspired by the Who's "The Song Is Over."

We tried to write a song once
The melody came easy but
the tempo was too fast
and the lyrics were too deep
I couldn't listen
because I had another song in my head
that I was afraid to forget

The two melodies got mixed up
and I couldn't hear either one clearly
So I stopped writing our song
and tried to forget how it sounded

But every so often
when the music got too mellow
I'd think about the song we started
and wonder how it would've turned out
if I had taken the time to finish it

I tried so hard not to hear it
but I couldn't get the tune out of my head
The notes kept coming back to me

Then I realized they were coming
from you
You wouldn't let the song end
You sang it softly
but I heard the tune
I found myself singing along
and wanting to write again
But this time, the tempo flowed naturally
and the lyrics were soothing
and the melody is always easy.