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Different

October 7, 2023
By WildNFree22 SILVER, Shenzhen, Other
WildNFree22 SILVER, Shenzhen, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Alis volat propriis (she flies with her own wings)<br /> - Latin Proverb


They’re in the school band, huffing and puffing

and making their instruments sing together,

Practicing Bach and Mozart and Beethoven after

laughing as they try to play Taylor Swift songs on their

classical instruments

 

I'm playing my non-band, non-classical Guzheng

at 5am with the dawn light,

so that I can finish my to-do list before 11pm today

I can barely see my hands, which are flying,

dancing, plucking at the strings

of my culture, my people,

my soul


The author's comments:

I used to be jealous of the people who could play classical pieces and pop music on their instruments, like the violin and piano, but I've finally realized that my instrument is different - in the best way possible.


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