Noble Slings and Arrows

I used to play guitar;

sold most of mine to strangers.

Now I lend lines to the faceless.

It seems a better fit and pays about the same.

My favorite chord has mostly been A Minor (Am).

I've written songs around it. 

People left the room.

I plucked its notes in solitude.

People left my life.

It came to be my friend.

It came to be my life, for awhile.

Some would compare it to E Minor.

They'd be wrong again.

A Minor requires more digits.

A Minor necessitates more work.

Isn't that more admirable?

Besides, even lifted fingers find it just fine.

A Minor only uses five guitar strings.

It says more with less.

Isn't that the aim?

That's another one you don't answer.

I loan the lines--remember?

Maybe you play already.

Maybe you'll learn someday.

The next time that you strum that chord let it be for me.