I actually don't remember if I ever posted this here or not...
Some of you know that I like to write poetry, most of you dont, but here is one that I wrote...
The Beat In this world, after a time
there becomes a feeling
of inevitability
and inescapability
there is a rhythm
a steady beat
like a heart
THUMPTHUMP THUMPTHUMP
and people get caught up
consumed by this rhythm
they become accustomed to it
begin to expect it
come to anticipate it
it is the rhythm of the same
the very essence of predictability
where there are no corners to not see around
no hidden windows
no trap doors
people expect the expected
in every aspect of themselves
what they eat, see, experience
even the people they meet
they expect nothing new
everything old
and every now and then
a person meets a person
that shakes them to their core
to the very heart of the rhythm to which
they have become accustomed
that they have lived by forever
and at first
there is no change
no break in monotonous rhythm
but then ever so slighly
THUMPTHUMP THUMPTHUMP
thump
a tremor
a break
a murmur
that screams out of the heart
begging to be let out
pleading, but whispering ever so softly
"There must be more than this!"
louder and louder and LOUDER
it fills your heart, your head,
your whole body and soul
like a song you cant shake
a saying you cant forget
the whisper becomes a murmur
then a voice
a yell
a scream
until there is no more rhythm
no more set pattern
no more control
life becomes what you make
what you live it
how you feel it
something so slight as meeting someone
can alter destiny
save or ruin your life
or awaken it from its morose slumber
and it all starts
with a whisper
"There must be more than this."
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