Falling On Deaf Ears
So there's a song that I play every morning and night. It all started when I got a piano for my fifth birthday. Ever since then, I just couldn't stop playing. More specifically, I couldn't stop playing MY tune, the tune that I came up with when I stared at the heavenly stars. After repeatedly playing the melody, I started adding chords and other accidentals--creating something my friends called a 'masterpiece'!
Was it really one? I sure hope so.
They say that great music is produced straight from the heart. Something or someone usually inspires the composer enough to make the music sound "alive". If that's the case, my inspiration was him.
Cloud Strife.
How my simple blonde neighbor can change the way I feel and think is beyond me. As I sit reading the messy inky black notes in from of me, I can't help but think how much this man changed my life. He never fought back when he was harassed. He was the proper gentlemen that I never met. He was mature, but a childish aura still surrounded him. He taught me how to live in ways that I can't justify through words so I thought it would be easier to express my feelings through a song.
The only problem is that it's falling on deaf ears.
I had an audience, but I never got the audience I want. He could never hear my song. Sometimes I would crack open my windows just a bit, hoping he would hear the melody miles away, but that's just a foolish idea. I'm here and he's in Midgar...fighting to become the best member in SOLDIER.
Can a song really touch two people who are so far away?
My head is spinning and my fingers are starting to ache from the endless dance on the ivory keys...but I cannot stop. Do I want to stop? Maybe not. My body slightly drags along with my arms as I reach the pinnacle of my piece--the most emotional stage. I feel drunk--like I am losing all my senses except for hearing. I can no longer feel my fingers or the keys underneath them. I can no longer feel the chair I am sitting on. I can no longer sense my cozy room around me. I can no longer see the notes with my eyes fluttered shut.
I can only hear my sweet tune playing over and over again...but can you hear it?
Or is it falling on deaf ears?
Author's Notes: I know! It's extremely short...but I'm just addicted to Tifa's Theme (piano collection version). Please download it if you haven't. It is a truly a beautiful song.