you can sit and hear it you can play it on any instrament
but you can never touch it
it can float along carried by the wind in a lost chord drifting
it can touch you and you can feel it a faded reverb
but you cant hold it in your hands
the only part of you that can truly touch music
is your emotion your memory
you can mix it and spin it
you can carry it around in a box or phone or cd or record
but like the wind you cant grasp it and keep it
its not cold but it can make you sad
its not hot but it can make you angry
its not wet but it can make you cry
it cant tickle you but causes bursts of laughter
it can remind you of times you seem to forget
a single song is like a time machine
you hear it and remember and you either smile or turn it away
we use music to set time and place
people with faces
weddings funerals parties dances
music is life after death and a voice when you cannot speak
and yet you cannot touch it and it is never touched by you