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This Noise

February 14, 2010
By XdoomedtodreamX GOLD, Warwick, New York
XdoomedtodreamX GOLD, Warwick, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Live life like a musical: sing your heart out, do your own little dance, and ignore all of the laughter in the audience because they're all idiots who have no idea what's really going on anyway."


I hear a noise,
A quiet noise,
With a dancer’s precision,
Beauty and poise.

Why is it heard?
Where is it from?
What is this noise
And why has it come?

I think it is nothing,
Just my ears playing tricks.
But why do I hear
These repeating ticks?

Louder and louder
They begin to grow.
What is this noise?
I’m dying to know.

I snap my eyes shut
As I hold in my breath.
Is this the noise
Of approaching death?

I hope it’s not true,
I hope it’s a lie.
The honest truth is that
I don’t want to die.

I’m not ready to leave,
I don’t want to go.
What is this noise?
Will I ever know?

Closer and closer
The noise still grows.
What does it mean?
Nobody knows.

I still hear the noise,
But I feel something new.
Maybe this noise
Really is true.


I feel a chill
Deep in my heart,
This feeling of fear
Is ripping me apart.

Is this the end?
Why can’t I see?
How is this real?
How can this be?

Without a light
Or a helpful guide,
I still do not know
If I have died.

Louder and louder,
The noise all I hear.
I can see nothing more,
I feel nothing but fear.

Am I alive?
Is death finally here?
Then suddenly there’s nothing,
Not even my fear.

Nothing is heard,
Nothing is seen.
Is it all over?
What does this mean?

Then I hear noise,
A different noise,
Without a dancer’s precision
Beauty or poise.

I feel it now,
Deep in my heart.
Why is there no fear
Ripping me apart?

This noise is no tick,
But a thump or a beat.
Is this the noise
Of my final defeat?


No it is not.
This noise is too kind.
Or is this new feeling
A trick of the mind?

I know what this is,
I’ve heard of its part.
This new, different noise
Is the beat of my heart.

The author's comments:
I'm sure people will misinterpret what this poem is about. It's about new beginnings and new opportunities.

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