Go man go

Dynamic Earth Exhibition 2006 Edinburgh

Go,man, go.... Philip de Bruyn

No more must my heart quicken to
The beating of the drums. Each time
I've danced the frenzy has been worse -
Or so it seems to me. Perhaps
it's growing tiredness - or age;
But be it as it may - each time
I've danced I've fallen down, and with
Each fall I've found it harder to
Recover from collapse, No more
Experience - hell, no, I've had
Enough of life, of living so
Vehemently that I at times
Have been reduced to nothing but
A melted blob, spread shapelessly
On people, places, things, Yes, now
I'll plug my ears - and concentrate
Myself into myself - and no
More listen to those dreadful drums.

Ah, God, now what is that I hear?
Oh, there they throb, they call again!
Say, could these drums be in my heart,
And earplugs so to no avail?

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