I wrote myself a song today

I don’t quite remember the melody or

The words, but the song comes to me in

My chest, humming in my veins, moving

My arms to wrap around my hips to sway

In motion, in dance, in nervous taps

My legs constantly restless, anxious.

This song so sad and melancholy like

A minor chord, carrying the tune of

My life, no progressions or reprise,

Just one note over an impatient metronome

Catching up to me

Off beat