Just Before

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. - Thoreau

too afraid to die

i take refuge in music

before bullets fly

Author's Note

"Listen to music religiously, as if it were the last strain you might hear." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

You bring music alive in this poem Pete… some of us think of hiding or take refuge in a physical safe place, but you seem to embrace music as your safe space and your comfort … most of us are afraid to die, so we take precautions, and seek solace somewhere… excellent piece!
Warmly
B

[Pete]

me and my music. i'd be lost without it and probably would feel dead. thanks for the share b.

[Betty Hermelee]

You're always very welcome!
Warmly, B