I Am a Rest (Revised).

I am a rest.

I am a voice unheard.

I will let you down.

I will ruin the moment.

My existence is built around creating empty space.

As my reward, this is what I receive.

Emptiness.

Some are filled with energy.

filled with harmony.

filled with personality.

filled with… purpose.

I will never be graced with purpose.

I just… exist.

Wait.

DO I just exist?

certainly there is purpose for a poor boy like me.

There has to be

But how can there be purpose for one who cannot be heard

How can there be purpose for one who hides?

Here’s a question:

What exactly is there to hide behind?

I must have to hide behind my friends.

My friends who sing.

My friends who shout loud enough to be heard.

No.

I do not hide behind them.

I stand beside them.

I am equal to them.

For a force cannot be without a counter force.

Without a balance.

Maybe that’s my purpose.

Maybe I might have one of the most important purposes of all.

For i cannot live without my freinds

so I’ll always be there for them when they cannot sound anymore.

This thought gives me new hope

hope enough to open my eyes

hope enough to open my mind

This new hope…

it makes me want to…

Sing.

My name is Zachariah Layne Thorp.

I am a rest.

A rest that sings.

Nice to meet you.