So many chapters
Various themes
woven throughout

Some short-lived, only
a chapter or two
Others ebb and flow

From forefront
to background
to memory

And then there are those…

Able to move from
back of mind to front
in an instant, saying

Hey! Remember me?

Themes that create
identity, meaning,
and connections

Today, I am the girl
sitting at the piano

I think I’ve been missing her