The Beat

By Shauqi Shiro




I have a drum.
Haven't played it for such a long time,
but always carry it beside me.
I loved to play it before this.
Now,

It's rusted, no one cleans it for a while.
It's used to be heard from a mile.
I don't remember the last time i hear a beat.
Someone punched a hole on it.
Ow...

But it seems i'm catching a sound of a drum.
Euphoric like an alcoholic, drinking rum.
A blood rush - swift like a gust,
The echoing sound of unwavering tempo.
Wow...

Oh my, I swear this is my first,
to feel the thump like this.
I touch my drum - it is pounding.
No one else feel it besides us two.
Now,

Tell me, do you feel the same beat too?