A Whispered Sonata in C# Minor

(Inspired by Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude Opus 3 №2 in C# Minor)

Delirium — windborne, soaring, spinning, plunging, consuming Neurotransmitters and synapses — assassins — embedded, malignant No thought unturned — no sorrow forgotten — Joy is an adjective.

Inexplicable moods, spirits conspiring, cruel duplicity Phantom ecstasy — transient at best, sinister at worst Satisfaction, not at my table — Contentment is a noun.

Agitators, troublemakers, insurrectionists An anxious rebellion — a panicked attack Alone is safe — Understood is a verb.

Silent but for each breath — a solo piano Sostenuto . . .