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A New Age
Shaun
Kilgore
The room shook with the pounding of
the subwoofers, vibrating my body with it. The deep bass sounds reverberated
off me, the music encircled me as I twisted round and round. The bodies of
girls moved with the rhythm of the D.J.’s mix. Heat, sweating, glistening skin.
Touching them, feeling them move, feeling me move with them. They were given
over to the ecstasy too. Dancing harder to the ceaseless beat.
Boom baba boom, ba ba boom, ba ba
ba boom baba boom.
I was drowning in sea of colored
lights, flashing, flaring, and fading to the pulse of the music.
The transitions between songs came and those I was dancing with broke the spell and made their way, slowly, off the dance floor. I followed. Removed from the crowds, I felt a breeze from the fans. My ears were ringing. The world seemed strangely thinner without the torrent of sound raining down on me, filling me with life and energy. The girls were already gone, probably hitting the bathrooms. Though I thought about hanging out with them, I decided I needed a break. My body felt on fire, the heat radiating off me. I wove through the people hanging out around the pool tables or huddled in booths, weaving my way to the bar.
