Recorders Block
Most troublesome tune
Why must you continue to vex me
You arrived fully formed
But you refuse to come out
You show a different side
Multiple personalities
Beautiful in their own right
But only a facet
How can I expose you
Reveal you to the world
Can you break free from
This prison I have inadvertently
Trapped you in
I have tried multiple keys
But none of them fit
I cannot appreciate the
Scale of the problem we face
Am I too close to see clearly
Who you are was always a mystery
Ephemeral
I hope that others can see you
And you can become friends
Thoughts
Writing often feels like solving a puzzle. You have the finished picture in your head but it comes out piece by piece for you to reassemble. Most of the time it looks nothing like the picture on the box.
This was the first puzzle I’ve done in years. It was great fun.
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