From A Musical Note

I was born as a sound

Noise to some and to others profound

My overall purpose was to find you and to understand why

Why I was brought here and given a try

From noise I was appreciated and grew into a sound

The type to embezzle, the type that went around

Filling the room with joyous laughter

Whether it was weeping or whatever came after

After living as a sound, I became a tune when I met a few acoustics

Friendly as they were, just a drum and some bamboo sticks

I came across a musician and he noted me

It was amazing like a mirage as I felt so free

It was my first time having ever being noted

I forgot my purpose and felt proudly promoted

The feeling was intense and I wanted more

This is simply because I’d never been noted before

I found similar tunes like me and snuck into their recital

Soon I received recognition, I liked having a title

All in all, I forgot my destination and overall purpose

I only saw things that were only at the surface

As a tune now, I was put on paper as a musical note

I felt I could flow freely like a speeding sailboat

I learned my potential on this measly earth

Wanting more, I forgot my purpose I had at birth

I couldn’t be put down, not by a hat or a thimble

Yet on paper, I was still a low-noted symbol

How dare they call me a chime of low tone

I worked on pitch and became full blown

A high-noted tune is what I imagined to be

Realized my dad was a sax and mom a ukulele

I searched for where I came from but didn't go far enough

There was only myself to blame as I called my own bluff

However I felt belittled and wanted to be high

I was heard by many but couldn’t reach the sky

I was on the spotlight and brought jingle to musical themes

Now I see that they were all a bunch of schemes

I engaged to a beat and together we created many sounds

Showing them a way, always look up and never down

With my partner I developed a certain mechanism

I was no longer a high tune, I was now a rhythm

Soft and smooth to the ears of those around me

From a just a noise, I became a full melody

We joined a group and had such harmony

When I was heard, it was always like a symphony

I discovered I had the power to be what I wanted to be

I focused on myself and forgot it’s you who I was here to seek

For years I lived as a musical tune, loved by many and uplifting to all

And that is how I ended up faded and began to fall