PoW: Soulmate by Pieter Bagaskara Astadiningrat

Soulmate

Love is a great feeling
Comes even when you don’t need it
Love can make you feel tingling
Because when you fell for it, the whole world belongs to you

People fell in love with gender
They treat it with care and tender
Sometimes, the feeling can be a blender
Sometimes it’s love and sometimes it’s anger

For me, love is something else
She came from a far place than mine
Older than me and thy
Yet, I still love her with all my life

She was born in Mississippi, Delta
1860 was the year of  her Alpha
She is the roots of them all
Though she’s old, she still stands tall

Whenever I meet her, my heart flies to the sky
Happiness fills me as I lie to die
Loud can’t beat her warm sound
And the frown can’t beat her down

She has so many personalities
From her harsh personality
To her creamy personality
Yet, I still want her to be my priorities

When I feel low and down
She warms my heart, even in my darkest days
When I feel down and frown
She petrifies me with her lovely gaze

Whenever I feel cheerful
While playing the guitar, she accompanies me
Whenever I feel like a fool
She accompanies me with her thoughtful words

She is a skilled guitarist
Her guitar note made my ear melt
Her guitar solo made my mind blown out
She is my favorite guitarist

Being prudent is also one of her skills
Her words is a remedy to my soul
Her words is a herb to my medication
Her words can change my life

She is my everything
My soul curer, my mood booster, my attitude justifier
Though she is old
She is one of many miracles that I have ever met

Many people call her by many names
R&B, boogies-woogie, delta, electric
But to me, she only has one name
I call her, blues.

Author’s commentary: This poetry is based on my love for blues. Blues is probably the oldest music genre that exists in this world. It was born in 1860’s by African-Americans in African-American songs. I started listening to blues when I was around junior high school, because I used to hang out with my late uncle and he used to listen to blues and I ended up listening to it as well. In my opinion, blues is a few of music genre that I can actually enjoy while doing my tasks. The slow guitar and drum phase can calm my mind and also the use of saxophone, trumpet is well cooperated with the guitar. That’s one of many reason why I love blues.

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