Because chopping boards sound like

i will have to listen to my chopping board next time

You have to tune into life - that's always been my philosophy anyway.

-M

Dear M,

I guess there’s music in everything. I don’t believe I’ve ever listened to my chopping board in this fashion but I always find interest in seeing and hearing things in a new way. There is a certain level of awareness that I wouldn’t have paid attention to without benefit of someone else's ideas. I really enjoyed this piece. H🌷

Isn't poetry tuning into the things that we would normally otherwise miss? That always feels important to me as a writer.

Thanks for checking this out

-M

I like the ambiguity. This could be the sound of the destruction of a women’s freedom. Each chop a reminder of broken dreams. Especially when tied to the old aching piano references. The fighting and eventual silence when communication breaks down. Until it’s too much. Sorry, I went off the rails a bit but I really enjoy poems that leave just enough ambiguity to make the reader ponder and I ponderedthis hard. Thanks for that.
Excellent piece.

I'm glad that you've tuned into the finer details here. By all means, go off the rails and explain a little bit. Vanilla commenting just drives me nuts otherwise.

thanks for reading

-M