I position the source on my head and wait for the music to begin.

The first note plays and instantly my spirit fills up with rhythm.

The beat becomes solid and intertwines with my heart.

The metronomes become one.

“

As the music continues on, I feel it course through my body and soul.

Closing my eyes, the world exists no longer and the melody becomes my universe.

I have lost all sense of being.

“

Suddenly, I am awoken from my trance.

The song ended.

The beat, keeping my heart alive, is no more.

My innermost being gasps for more as though it drowns in the silence.

These seconds between songs halt my world and my breath catches in my throat.

“

Just when it feels as though my soul will fall apart, the next song initiates.

And I begin again.