I pick up the case,
This case holds a song.
A song I play over and over,
Striving to get it right,
Striving for perfection.
My bow glides around the tightly wound strings,
A piercing sound fills the empty room.
The sound is ample as I play the familiar melody,
With each note, I drift farther away from the reality that consumed me moments before.
I pretend there is an audience.
The audience watches me, but I do not watch them.
I hope to impress whoever is listening,
I hope for brilliance.
In that moment,
That instant,
I am no longer a thirteen-year-old girl.
I am
A musician
With my violin,
Just trying to make music.
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Art by Jaden Flach, Brooklyn
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