La La Land

By Joseph Prem

Everyone has their own lens

that helps to see the world that

is within this sphere of rocks.

I carry a music lens that

skims through your playlist

before I start sharing the

rythmic ballads of my life.

They said,

lyrics made a song

worth spending your minutes of long.

I deny,

and it's not a lie.

I wailed the lyrics on and on

when I was moving on,

but appreciated the music

like never before

when I stopped to suffer.

I knew the pain was behind

me when I was no longer

self-centered around the

lyrics but began to

appreciate the music.

I found my key to unlock

the world and I'm happy

to still keep looking, for there

is more music to dance for.

Life was always a musical

with the heart beat in lieu of

a cacophony of tunes.

I just lacked the

right lens to see the Opera

that was made just for me.

By Joseph Prem