heartbeat/drumbeat

life strums on my heartstrings
with blistered fingers,
calmly humming the same old song.

when pain harmonizes with the melody,
i turn my ears inward
and focus on the rhythm
that rests between each heartbeat -
it resonates,
it echoes

and i learn to play along
when things are out of tune.
i learn to sing along
when things are out of tune,

i learn that it's not wrong
to want to dance so soon
and release my wounds
into the soundwaves of sorrow
and never listen again.

i'll become wild with silence
then plant sound effects in the ground
and watch the seeds grow
then know to expect more out of life
than the same old song.