Have you ever called

yourself to leave a message? 

Do. Then send a card.

 

When you get the card,

listen to the long message.

Both are from someone

 

you no longer are,

or from someone you once were.

Each will say something

 

in some ways brand new.

You will remember the gist

but some details

 

will be so perfect

as you knew what you knew what

you needed to hear.

 

With a piano,

all the keys played together

make cacophony.

 

Like a piano,

you have all your you's singly,

just singly, patience

 

for the verse, patience

for the chorus, you will play

every you once

 

over a song's time.

Maybe with those other you's,

you'll even make chords.