The Music Within
et. Too quiet. He
s slightly open, just enough to reveal pages filled with half-written lyrics, s
like a monume
pages, to find the words that had once come so easily. But her body remained froze
y avoiding this moment; cleaning up her already spotless room, scrolling mindlessly through social media, even
made sure she
ng her focus to the guitar propped against the wall. Jus
felt as natural as breathing. Now, it looked foreign, like it bel
s curled i
sn't
oubt she had fought through just to put her heart into lyrics. She had imagined a future where she'd walk
came, they had told her
inst the lump form
crying over this. Shine
on her chest, pressing down unt
e notebook, drawn to it des
nd worn from years of flipping through it. She hesitated before opening
s of a song I neve
e she had been in a rush to get the tho
her fingertip, feeling t
The melody had been so clear in her mind, the emotions so raw. It was supposed t
d never fi
lence in her mi
t her, some fully formed, others abandoned mid-sentence. Ideas she had once been exci
eath escap
he lo
c that had once felt like her en
made her s
sn't something you chose, it was some
hen why did it feel lik
the notebo
cademy had
wasn't mea
r cheek, landing on th
ay, frustrated with her
elt, how easily one rejection had unravel
l in her even if it felt distant right now. But that voice was quiet, drown
her phone on
ad. Thinking about you. Ca
t the notebook aside. She w
for her headphones
't her own music, but it was something. A reminder of what it felt l
aring at the ceiling, letti
he need
ally find her way