A poem I wrote some time ago. The inspiration comes from something we did at band camp this summer. We had a teambuilding workshop isntead of music rehearsal for one day, and at the end, the guy had us all sit down and imagine a scene as he explained it. One of the last things he said was something along the lines of "We are the band, and we are here." Well, i found it quite poetic, and, though quite some time afterwards, I wrote a poem. By the way, the workshop obviously helped, because we have had the best season our school has had in the past 20 years. Unfortunately, our football games aren't really like this(though a little less epic during competition, but pretty similar) That is because instead of silence, we get people being rude and acting like idiots. Yeah, like most schools, band is not too popular at my school. But, i love it, and i love being a band geek. Anyway, let me know what you think. f I write more poems, I will add them on as new chapters.
Silence,
But a tiny
click, click, click
Silhouettes against the horizon
We are the band
Not a breath,
Not a whisper
Just a click, click, click
Louder, closer
We are the band
Approaching,
Moving with ease,
With grace
click, click, click
As a wave
We are the band
Pause
Everybody watches
Nobody moves
Silence
Nobody breathes
We are the band
"Band, parade Rest!"
"Gold!"
The words echo
We are the band
And we are here