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Drumming

A singular repetitive rhythm,

Pacing itself through peaks and valleys.

 

Moving constantly and patiently.

Not changing itself but naturally our senses develop it into song.

 

We perceive additional beats from the echoes,

Add harmonies from the worlds other lives that surround it.

 

Making valleys horribly deep dark places

from the fullness of the sound.

Peaks so light and airy

because nothing is there to answer you but the distance.

 

So why is our perception not inverse?

 

When we are surrounded by the echoes of ourselves

The world is coming down around us.

When we peak and nothing is there to answer,

There is freedom.

 

Is our nature to be so afraid of ourselves

That we simply do not comprehend what is inside?

 

No matter the beat continues

The pacing flows into each day

The world enjoys what it is because it will be honest.

 

The world knows no perception

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Feb 15, 2010
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