What am I hearing?
How can the Steinway sound so wrong?
How can its notes be so confused?
Challenged auditory paths
Ebony lies to Ivory
Somberness creeps in
Traditional truth?
Where is Honest Abe?
The king says, “All men are liars.”
Chatty Cathy won’t keep silent
Her little tongue begs to speak
— Unaligned with your story
— Unaligned with truth
— Unaligned with trust
How can the Steinway be so wrong?
I’m growing tired of distorted songs.
Cynde Puckett-Valenti 