Reality silently/
over took musical fantasies/
breathed theatrically/
magically/
into the valves of a fragrant vessel/
nestled/
in the crevices of an ocean cave/
listening to echoes reverberating facsimiles/
over a lifetime of moments/
where promises were made/
& burst like bubbles/
on the crest of the waves/
floating away/
toward another/
instrument/
so sweet/
like seduction/
then/
an orchestrated farewell she neither expected/
nor believed/
but withstood/
in the midst of maroon/
bloodshed/
that drowned loveliness/
serenity/
& hope/
in bewilderment/
& renewed mistrust/
again/
she distrusts/
beause she must/
not be played again