Silver
Rebeca Black
An age-old woman-
Late 50’s, flower in her silver black hair-
Stands beside a piano and takes a sip of a drink
Stiffer than her bones.
The piano begins to play- almost by itself-
As his fingers glide across ivory-
The same color of her milky skin-
The same color as the flower in her silver black hair.
A rose- picked from her garden at sunrise-
Dew still fresh on the petals-
Sweat beads forming on her brow as her voice begins to quake-
An age-old dream dying with her.
The petals begin to fall as her face turns too pale.
Stiff- like the drink that fell to the floor hours ago.
An age-old dream forgotten with her silver black hair.


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