I Haven’t Played the Piano for Years

I know this sounds ironic, but I haven’t played the piano for many, many years.

It’s really hard to believe and even harder to admit to myself. I used to play the piano every day after school when I was a child, as I was alone most of the time. The piano became my best friend every afternoon.

I would channel all my emotions into my piano playing, searching for piano pieces that resonated with what I was feeling.

I would play one piece after another, flipping from page to page, until all my emotions were fully expressed.

When I became a teenager, the piano was moved to my mother’s daycare center.

I started to struggle tremendously without my piano. Without my piano, where would all these emotions go to?

When I grew older, I got a keyboard. I used it to record all my songwriting demos. I would bring it with me everywhere I went, as I was constantly moving from place to place.

But, I barely touched it. Nothing beats the feeling of a wooden acoustic piano.

I hope to have my own little wooden acoustic piano one day. I really miss it.

#Vulnerable