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Heartbeat
life is like a heart beat
no let me rephrase
life is a heartbeat
every minute every pulse the same time
thudding on at the same boring sluggish gait
until you do something to change the
pace
speed up
run
take off
fly
then your heartbeat will match the beating of the drums
the drums that thunder in every on of our souls
that moves in time with the flitting of our hearts
like hummingbird wings
see because until you take action and change the
pace of your heart
it will never beat fast enough, beat strong enough
you will never be able to take off
to shake off your burdens and test out your wings
forever reaching, stretching towards the sky
but never being able to fly
life is like a heartbeat
again let me rephrase
life is a heartbeat
because one day
after all your hard work
after your tears and your laughter have dried up
your anger and sorrow burned away
all your passion snuffed out
one day
the beating will just..cease
so ask yourself
have you laughed enough today?
have you cried enough today?
not out of sadness, but out of joy.
have you loved enough today?
have you loved so hard that your soul sets fire, and your spirit takes wing?
because soon there will be no passion no fire nothing left but your desire for more
your regret will be immenent
so don't forget
change the pace
and you change your life
set the tone
and let it be known
scream from the rooftops to the mountains
"I AM A HUMAN BEING!"
and that you have blood pumping through your veins
and say to yourself
"I change the pace"
because this world is nothing but a race
a test of speed and endurance
to see who can acquire the most money the fastest
and look young the longest
who can grab the most cars, jewelry, and
material resources
instead brothers and sisters
let us change the pace
let us stand up and say
"I am the face of a nation, a culture, an ethnicity, and the human race."
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I hope when you read the poem you understand that it is about taking charge of your life despite any obsticles you face.