There was a girl
that lived on
the island of music
she dreamed of
clacking bongó drums
banging pavé
tambourines
and playing timbales
on the island of music
in the city of drumbeats
she vowed she
would never
play the drums
because
she loved to
dream.
Another day
on the island of music
in the city of drumbeats
the island girl
dreamed
of being in a band
with her friends.
but no one
would let the island girl
play the drums
not with them
or anywhere.
So the island girl
kept on dreaming
of congas
bongós
tambourines
and timbales
on the island of music
in the city of drumbeats.
One day
on the island of music
in the city of drumbeats
a teenage drummer
had an idea.
He decided
to invite the island girl
to play in their band.
When the people
in the city of drumbeats
heard of the plan
they were angry
and would not let the island girl
play in the band.
But the teenage drummer
believed in the island girl
and he felt that
if she played drums
he could hear
the beat
of her dream—
the beat
of her heart.
But it was not only
the heartbeat
of the island girl
that the teenage drummer
overcame to hear
it was the beat
of the city of drumbeats
that he also listened to
and in knowing
he was able
to have the sound
of their city
and the island girl’s beat
roll
together
in perfect harmony.
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