- a brief story of a man surrounded by beeps
Henry's soul's tired and the world around him beeps.
His cell phone beeps to wake Henry's tired body.
His cell phone beeps every time there's a new message, a new invoice, a newer thing every other minute.
In the kitchen, before going to work, his time is short.
The kitchen around him beeps.
His coffee machine beeps when coffee is ready to be drunk.
His microwave oven beeps when the food has been heated.
His fridge constantly beeps because he often forgets it open.
Henry lives alone and his TV is one of his few friends.
Road Runner is on now and it also beeps when the Coyote comes.
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Henry works all day long and does all housework by himself.
The laundry beeps around him.
His washing machine beeps when his clothes are clean.
His bell rings when the water is delivered.
John suffers from phantom beeping. He struggles against these beeps in his head.
He listens to his heart beeping when it should be beating.
Every beep he takes, ever move he makes is a beep less and a beep more.
Henry's soul is sick of so much beeping.
He turns off all his devices.
He even turns off his cell phone, and his beep as well.
Suddenly, his heart stops beeping.
Henry's soul fly away, silently, free.
There's another world around him and everything has a different sound.
He smiles, he opens his eyes and he listens to his beep again.
And so it goes.
His heart is still there, beating, beeping and Henry feels alive again.
The world around him beeps.
Henry's soul is thankful because as long as his heart beats the world might be beeping with him.
