Little Drummer Boy
There he sits in the background, as usual
In the dark, behind the stars
He waits for his solo
Patiently, but not always
Sometimes, he has to play
To let go of the rage
To get all the pain gone
And beat the hell out of the demons
When he gets like that
The other members turn to look
Stand to the side
And let him have the floor
Play, little drummer boy, they chant
And the audience stops in their tracks
It's those times he lives for
Those moments he shines like the star he is
You can hear the drum beat in heaven
You can feel the roll in hell
The room races with the rhythm
And his heart comes alive with the beat of percussion
Play, little drummer boy, play , I say softly
As I watch him from my corner
And as he plays and marches to his own beat
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel my pain shatter like glass
And fall away like rain gone dry
On and on he pounds those drums
Softly now, wilder now, wilder now
And the cymbals crash in silence
As the crescendo peaks and falls
We catch our breath
And hold it, afraid to exhale
The moment is magic
It's healing, it's deliverance in a drum
The crowd goes wild
And for a moment, the spotlight holds him prisoner
Then it's over
And the stars begin to sing again
The people rush to the dance floor
Full of energy, full of renewed release
And in the background
The little drummer boy sits in the dark
Tears fill his eyes, he is alone
His hands hurt, his fingers tingle
But the anger is gone now
The rage subsided, the demons quieted
He has played his heart out once more
And nothing else matters to him for awhile
And he is at peace
©by Voo
Dec 1, 08
7 p.m.
For Todd
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