she lacks certain discretionary powers
like a bull in a china shop
she barrels in blindly
eyes and mouth wide open
with ears that do not hear
she sings without subtlety
hitting
each
note
like
a
punching
bag
but believes she’s helping others sing
she arrives at each new note
like an electron
jumping orbitals
but she believes she’s singing
when she’s really just
a cheap electric keyboard
that can’t hold two notes
or any sound in between
and that’s an apt metaphor
for what I really mean