Expect Not Songs from me

I do not speak in
the language of music notes
nor well in English
i dearly wish that i could
for that, i have not the mind
.
i would spill my heart
across tabula rosa
for those that i love
bleeding out one black letter
at a time... set to music
.
music and rhythm
do aught but gild the lilly
but oh, how it shines
if only i could play it
if only i could write it