The Sameness of Sad Songs

Today’s draft was inspired by a playlist Spotify recommended to me. This is another experiment in how long it might be possible to sustain a metaphor before it falls apart.

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedEvery soft-voiced kind of alto hangs her sad songs on the same bass line -- thump and tap and a little hi-hatstructure with resiliency that only comes from softness.On this one line every sad song hangsto warm themselves to dryness under a lyrical sun.