~Kandy Kids Poetry~

As I stand in line, I hear the thumping and pulsing. The masses gather eager to get inside.
Their faces filled with excitement and anticipation. As I get closer to the door the bass explodes inside me, the darkness invites me in.
My body gyrates with pleasures unknown, the smell of sweat , bodies and vapor-rub consumes me. I absorb every bit that I can. I am left longing an yearning for more.
I find a spot to sit and gather my thoughts. Watching faces warp into pure ectasy, eyebrows raised, eyes closed , lips stretched, hearts beating, and body temperatures rising.
The D.J. spins the best tracks I've ever heard. The dance floor floods with bodies flailing like fish out of water, but with a rythmic motion. The darkness explodes with the brightest of colors, oranges, pinks, yellows and greens.
No bodies can be seen at this point, only the streaks of light from glow sticks and beads.
There are no signs of frustration, can it be that everyone is happy ? loving one another? How is this all possible?
The love and caring is overwhelming to me, I still can't figure it out.
How can life inside this dark warm place be so different than that on the outside?
Have I entered into a new world or even left the planet in which I dwell upon? .. Is it possible? Just as I am pondering my thoughts.
The cutest little girl aproaches and asks "would you like some candy?" I eagerly say sure that would be great.
She gives me pez and a smile and bounces on to the next person..
I look around and i notice everyone has candy of some sort- blow pops, gum, and pez (my fav). Does candy make everyone happy? I'm not sure.
I walk around the area in search of my best friend. I have lost her somehow (pigtails, visor, beads and that euphoric face).
I find her on the dance floor consumed by the beat that the DJ is throwing out to the masses.
I stand there and watch in amazement wondering why and how this is all happening.
As I watch I am consumed by the beat, the smell , the heat ,the love and the glow.
My body starts to gyrate once again, arms flailing in the air before i realize i am in the middle of the dance floor.
I suddenly stop, realizing that I have found the answers to all the questions I have been looking for all night long.
and that answer is :
I AM RAVER.

writen by: Kevin Phillips.
May 3rd 2001