Drum Dream Girl

On an island of music 

in a city of drumbeats 

the drum dream girl dreamed

of pounding tall conga drums 

tapping small bongó drums 

and boom boom booming 

with long, loud sticks

on bit, round, silvery 

moon-bright timbales.

 

But everyone

on the island of music 

in the city of drumbeats 

believed that only boys 

should play drums

 

so the drum dream girl 

had to keep dreaming 

quiet

secret 

drumbeat 

dreams.