The Right Way to Listen to Music

There is a correct way to listen to music,
A way to truly consume it.
To make the lyrics stick.

Listen by album, take your pick.
Hear the pattern, learn the story–
There is a correct way to listen to music.

Kanye, SZA, Tyler, Frank,
Artists who move you,
Tunes and messages that click.

20 Something, Perfect, King Kunta, Earfquake.
Compile a playlist, with your favorites.
There is a correct way to listen to music.

Listen on the subway, to drown out the train’s tick.
Let it distract from the agitating thoughts,
That make you sick.

Take in the sound, the rhythm, the lyrics–
Permit it access to your body
Let it consume you, surround you, like a warm hug.
There is a correct way to listen to music