This Is Better As A Song

by allisonkujiraoka

This is better as a song

with melody to carry it along

1 4 5 chord progression

Now the band’s in session

Add the timbre of a tenor or alto

gilding with glissando

No one begrudges a rhyme

set in metered time

—not iambic feet,

a backbeat

or hit it on the one

change keys midway for fun

I’m weary of mere singsong lines,

I’d rather sing a song this time.