A hopeful boy.
Thoughtless.
Benign.
He prays for relief,
yet finds none.
His heart beats,
the conductor lifts his baton.
The symphony begins,
and can not be stopped.
The crowd ignores the boy,
they had already found what they sought.
The swelling crescendos cascade,
the boy has no say.
Clever amnesia,
the boy knows.
He will not remember a single

skin and sinew
muscle and bone
effortless ambulatory motions
synapses fire
beasts