life is like a record player
I used to have this reoccurring thought
a way of seeing existence
as a record player
and life was a never ending vinyl that spun to an assortment of different tunes
we were the groves of the record that made up the songs
for some, the needle flowed seamlessly along their melody
with ease
but when it came to me
for some reason it didn’t read quite the same
it felt like I was a never ending scratch
an unavoidable bump that ruined the song every time my part came along
life was the needle dragging me along this plastic epitome
I was a scratching it
when I looked back at the song which played of my past it was a mess
I was nothing but a scratch
a accident
a mess up
although I still resonate with this metaphor, it has evolved
I realized that
although life might be this endless vinyl which grows as we do
and we leave a song behind which represents a timeless imprint of our life
it has changed
because we aren’t all on the same vinyl
we each possess our own unique one
and we decide how it plays
if we scratch the vinyl its our fault it ended up that way
because we’re playing the wrong song
mine’s engraved with soft indie
theirs played rap
so I played rap
but it didn’t work
the melodies crashed
and I was the only one who fell
and dragged
and scratched
but it was only because I was pretending to be something I wasn’t
a song I wasn’t
but there is so much untouched vinyl left to come
for me to sculpt to the song of my choice
different phases left to come
lessons left to learn
and I’m ready to do it all as I please
not how others please
not how I think others will be pleased
I’m not going to ruin my record anymore
it’s my record
my song
I’m going to enjoy every second of this song
the good and the bad
the scratches, the riffs, and the chorus
because isn’t that what it’s all about
listening to that song for the first time
not just saying you played it
but that you actually enjoyed listening to it
About this poem
I’ve been toying with this concept of existence in my head for a while. Never writing it down just constantly changing it. And it’s funny how much it’s changed, definitely for the better. I finally decided to write down my thoughts, so enjoy this piece of the song I call life:)
Written on January 02, 2023
Submitted by Ivy.emerson.333 on January 03, 2023
Modified on March 26, 2023
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