Forgotten Keys
Hello? I ask the room
Only the walls hear me
HELLO! I shout
Only the ceiling echoes
I take your hand
Your fingers cold like forgotten keys
I wipe the trembling window clean
Lights gather outside
No one looks through
Not even you
I open the old piano
Dust rises first
Sound follows
You say it need tuning
I stand close enough
to feel your sleeve brush mine
I do not reach again
Your plate is full
Mine holds your name
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