Beaten

The drums beat,
The drums beat,
The drums beat,

Glumly,
Solemnly,
You stare,

And as the drums beat
Their slow dull beat
Their dull slow beat
Their beat, beat, beat

You open your mouth as if to speak,
As if to speak, speak, speak.
But can think of nothing to say,
And so you say nothing.

And the beat repeats and repeats,
Louder and louder
The beat gets louder,
The beat, the beat, the beat
Of the drum.

Vibrates through you
As you stare,
With no change of expression,
Just that solemn sadness
That hides in your eye,
Not a glint
But a hint of something.

And still the beat gets louder
And it beats away at you,
Pounding beat, beat, beat of the drum

You can feel it in your throat,
And you almost choke,
But your expression doesn’t change,
Again your mouth opens
And your bottom lip quivers
From the vibrations
Of the infiltrating

Beat, beat, beat.