Resonance

The beat of the drum

Carries across the parking lot

The rhythm lures me closer

The song resonates in my bones

Its tempo keeps time with my heart

A lone man

With a worn drum

Amidst the shopping carts

Pounding a message

Of love and connection

Pounding a message 

Of forgiveness

Of unity

Of healing and hope

As shoppers clamor for parking

A crowd is not forming

He is not selling anything

There is no sign

No advertising

No agenda

I wonder if he is real 

Or if others can see and hear him too

As I walk away 

The song continues to resonate in my bones,

Its tempo keeps time with my heart