My dad (MidiMike) asked me to share a poem with all of you that I wrote for him when I was younger. He has always been a huge influence in my life. I’m certain that my love of music comes from him, as does my love of poetry. I hope this poem gives you a little insight on what it was like to be raised by a musician.- Alisa
Heritage Haiku
My dad wrote over
One hundred songs in my life.
I still quote the words.
“If you think that your
Paradise is a place then
You’ll never find it.”
His basement band shook
My bedroom floor, creating
Huge waterbed waves.
Lessons learned from Sting,
David Bowie, and Pink Floyd.
“We could be heroes.”
Ran sound on weekends
I slept under his sound board.
Protected by wires.
For years he worked at
A music store. Customers
Were my fathers too.
Microphones, ADATs,
His baby grand piano.
Guitars not Barbies.
MidiMike 