pretend it all away

i push

the plant away

from the window

to make room for the piano

i don't yet

know how to play.

maybe i'll take lessons,

but i doubt

it.

i like to dabble

at the keys

with a martini

nearby,

and pretend it's 1920,

in Paris, or Berlin.

everyone is happy, 

rich

and gay.

if life isn't going well,

let's sing and dance,

let's pretend

it all away.