I Beg to Differ

take four


that fire in your eyes
does it not make you feel alive?
worlds of difference exchanged
the pounding beat, the nuanced melody
expressive and colorful
rich and luxurious
don't take it for granted
don't hate it or fear it
this palette we're spoiled on
relish in it, for there's no shame
the unsameness of each unique mind
the beauty that the myopic cannot see
and in the end you will come to know
the symphony of the human soul
the changing chords and diverse notes
are far more interesting than a constant tone
of sameness, boring, and eventually irritating.
a goal of uniformity some call utopia
but not me, and so if need be
I'll throw myself before that juggernaut
and driven under I'll surely be
so that in it's trail a bright red stain
will at least be some color
to remind the rest of an alternative
to monotony's dull and deafening drone.