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Soliloquy of a Solitary Cell

January 22, 2013
By happyrocks SILVER, Regina, Other
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Favorite Quote:
'It does not do well to live in dreams and forget to live'. ~ Dumbledore, Harry Potter

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A silent beat
Drumming of a drum
Carries the rhythm on its shoulders
And as tiny molecules
Flood cavernous rooms
The heart shudders
And every particle is bound
In its journey
Through a space like no other
And surrounded by bones and flesh
What keeps the army sane?
Who decides not to kill,
But to support a life,
Which may or may not be worth the fight
Until the time comes to say goodbye
And all your comrades continue
A pointless quest
Keeping humanity alive
When the whole world knows they deserve to die.

© Robyn R., Middleton, WI

The author's comments:
It's about a blood cell. Yeah, I know, it's weird. But I find blood strangely symbolic. It's not life the cell got a choice, now its trapped for decades in a pointless quest. Funny, do you ever get that feeling sometimes?
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muskaan said...
on Jun. 23 2015 at 8:44 am
Thanks for it