Lee Chapman, May 2020

I bought an LP
at a garage sale
two—bucks
but—didn’t play it
right away
waiting for the—right time
       I never played it


eventually
we moved
I threw out
my entire
LP collection


I thought about
buying the CD
or looking in the library
       but I didn’t


I thought about
checking out Youtube
       but I didn’t


I think about
flying to Paris
attending a performance
at the Palais Garnier
       but I won’t


I wonder
if the trash men
saw boxes of LPs
mostly Beatles
as treasures
and sold them
or better yet
       listened

The LP was Pelléas et Mélisande, if you must know