pappa elio a song I wrote in tribute to my dad.
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Maria Rosa Chapman
Maria Rosa Chapman
Meg
Four or five years* 
Meg
Well Maria, I’m shy. When I was like six years old, I was singing and singing away playing with a toy stemming and fidgeting in the backyard and my neighbour came up and started singing with me and I ran away because my mom had told me when you were around your neighbours you respect them and you don’t look silly like that so I was embarrassed. Then I started singing with toys in the basement and that was fine but I guess we all thought I would outgrow it. My dad doesn’t sing much. I’m sure if I start singing he’ll sing more but he kind of just comes to himself and his whole tone is like look at me trying to act like I’m OK and singing like things are great. When they’re not. I wish one of us would just break this. I mean, girl I used to sing a home at home alone all of the time karaoke for 45 years and that really helped because even if my neighbours did come in like once or something, I could hide behind all the audio and just belt my heart out. But now that my dad lives with me it feels harder. Maybe I could challenge myself that if he’s away for two weeks, I could sing at least once. Kind of feel feeling silly now, though for sharing this. 
Maria Rosa Chapman
Yeah put your favourite song on and sing along or find a karaoke track and sing to that like do you live on your own or with people and you know if you’re in your room or whatever it shouldn’t be a problem for you to sing gosh 
Meg
Yeah, I think after this I might try singing a bit more I really find sometimes people appear to enjoy it, and it helps me assert big feelings without having to directly confront everything all the time 
Todd
Harmony Finder
What a lovely tribute for your dad. Loved it.
Maria Rosa Chapman
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it. My dad was really like that. The song captured him well. 
The AI Wizard
Nice
Maria Rosa Chapman
Meg
This is nice. I love people who feel free to sing whenever they want and aren’t told to be quiet. I love to sing but somewhere in childhood. I lost that freedom and I do try to record on karaoke and stuff, but it’s been lost somehow and I need to find it again. The freedom I mean, not the songs.