He's dead
and before he died
his life was nothing but loneliness
alleviated by bouts of heavy
drinking and music
shouting in his head. Tchaikovsky
is dead. He drank a glass
of unboiled water
although some say
a scandal ended in suicide.
What would you do if Tchaikovsky
lived?
Would you step on someones ballet
shoes?
They belong to a famous dancer
with music shouting
inside his head. Sometimes I wonder
why you listen
to opera and say it's like listening
to voices
raised from the dead
when lamentations I know Tchaikovsky
composed the Sixth
Symphony.
He called it pathetic
which is a problem some say
it is more like the torment that arrives with grief.
I could cry myself to sleep
and still,
you shy away from entering my dreams.
Who Cares About Tchaikovsky?
Alison Eastley lives in Tasmania, Australia her two sons and various animals. Previous work has been published in Double Dare Press, Mannequin Envy, Cordite, Wicked Alice, Poor Mojo and many other fine literary journals.