A-

When I’m deep in practice
I’ll go an hour or two
Only pausing perhaps
To add a new fingering or chord
And at the end, I’ll think back
Replay all melodies in my mind
More for what didn’t seem right
Maybe run through the nagging one again
More fluid each go-round
A lover running hard to embrace
His single desire but never reaching it
Never thrilled with a session
At the end I’ll grade myself
On the best days an A-