THE PERFORMANCE. BY ALISON BABCOCK.
ROCK TO THE BEAT OF A SILENT DRUM.
A RESTLESS GUITAR SCREAMS IN EXCITEMENT,
WITHOUT THE TOUCH OF A HUMAN HAND.
THE PIANO BECKONS,
WITHOUT A PLAYED KEY-BLACK OR WHITE.
AS THESE OBJECTS OF MUSICAL EUPHORIA LAY IN WAIT, YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN AND KNOW WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
STEPS APPROACH IN THE BLACKEST OF SPACE.
A FLIP OF THE SWITCH,
AND THE ANTICIPATION BUILDS.
WHAT WILL YOU HEAR?
THE BEAT OF A DRUM? THE STRUMMING OF A BASS OR GUITAR? THE TINKLING OF BLACK AND WHITE KEYS?
OR A MELODY-COMBINED.