There’s something about jazz
It meanders without boundaries
It reaches for the unattainable
Obsessed with romance
Song lyrics seize the heart
Stairway to the Stars
Embraceable You
My One and Only Love
Hopeful love, lost love, impermanent love
But always love
Delicate and unhindered, the piano wanders
Precise, the bass notes weave in and out
Piercing, the guitar punctuates the melody
Why this obsession with love, romantic love?
Why this reaching, this endless searching?
Tensions left unresolved
Questions left unanswered
Heartbreak in every sweet harmony
Almost, but not quite, the artists find the elusive answer
Approaching, never attaining, the reach goes on
Darkness encroaches, obscures
Just one more drink and I’ll be there.
