A Song Playing in My Head

There’s a song playing in my head An earworm sung not read The lyrics are unfamiliar The music, little more than a thread A song I don’t know playing in my head There’s a tune rattling around in my brain Lyrics with a soulful refrain A chorus but one line Poetic verse filled with sadness and pain A tune I don’t know playing in my brain If only the words were clear If only the lyrics had meaning The music scored with familiar notes I could sing the song out loud, and Get the song out of my head There’s a song playing in my brain An earworm with a dark refrain Day and night it never stops This woeful chanting; this wail of grief A song I don’t know playing in my head A song I fear ; a song for the dead