Italian Sonnet

In the Midst of a Concert

The voice I could pick out in a large crowd,

the rhythms I could likely hum during sleep,

heard in pulsing beats that cause me to leap.

I refuse to sing any way but loud

When it seemed above me lurked a storm cloud

these songs played as friends that made my strength keep

My favorite band on a stage so steep

"I won't forget tonight" is what I vowed

Waves of bodies moving as one whole mass

Surrounded by those who understand you

No one notices the stench or the heat

So let loose, let go, and let the time pass 

There's a special aura in this venue

We're thousands living to the same heartbeat