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I WAS EXISTING
Footsteps were plodding,
Shadows were fluttering,
Sun was rising,
Waves were undulating,
Flowers were blossoming,
Butterflies were frolicking,
Landscapes were shimmering,
Eyelids were flashing,
Hands were shaking,
Royalty was basking,
Spindles were weaving,
Waterfalls were gushing,
Fountains were cascading,
Volcanos were fulminating,
Leopards were prowling,
Sirens were blaring,
Rays were streaming,
Cyclones were swirling,
Sands were glistening,
Wrestlers were fighting,
Warriors were blazing,
Sages were concentrating,
Brains were tick-tocking,
Stars were radiating,
Eyeballs were revolving,
Business’s were manipulating,
Droplets were trickling,
Winds were blowing,
Beers were guzzling,
Mouths were snoring,
Fires were blistering,
Sweat was persevering,
Pens were writing,
Bumble-bees were buzzing,
Gold was glittering,
Darkness was charming,
Ducks were quacking,
Goats were bleating,
Leaves were rustling,
Roses were blooming,
Teeth were chattering,
Echoes were reverberating,
Exhibitionists were revealing,
Springs were recoiling,
Snakes were hissing,
Cartoons were mimicking,
Ships were docking,
Goldfish were swimming,
Doors were creaking,
Matchsticks were igniting,
Horses were galloping,
Cows were munching,
Mind was evolving,
Energy was dissipating,
Nightingale was singing,
Friendships were flourishing,
Seductress’s were titillating,
Soldiers were marching,
Giraffes were bouncing,
Raindrops were pelting,
Pigs were grunting,
Sand was slipping,
Chains were rattling,
Rats were squeaking,
Tails were wagging,
Bareskins were shivering,
Abattoirs were tyrannizing,
Days were sweltering,
Grasses were tingling,
Grasshoppers were hopping,
Spiders were spinning,
Worms were crawling,
Flamingoes were diving,
Dustbins were stinking,
Seeds were sprouting,
Discos were pulsating,
Barbers were trimming,
Keys were jingling,
Lips were smiling,
Hours were unveiling,
Musicians were humming,
Statues were gazing,
Bats were sucking,
Lions were roaring,
Diamonds were scintillating,
Dungeons were dooming,
Earthquakes were devastating,
Dinosaurs were threatening,
Scents were stimulating,
Artists were sketching,
Entrepreneurs were trendsetting,
Cats were meowing,
Shoes were trampling,
Mosquitoes were stinging,
Bombs were exploding,
Children were playing,
Electricity was flickering,
Rainbows were appeasing,
Bubbles were bursting,
Bullets were ricocheting,
Swords were clashing,
Slaves were cursing,
Glass was shattering,
Sharks were pulverizing,
Blind were groping,
Wolves were howling,
Divine were praying,
Renegades were plotting,
Masks were camouflaging,
Diseases were wrenching,
Roofs were sequestering,
Philanderers were dating,
Bandits were looting,
Mothers were dedicating,
Pompous were falsifying,
Lizards were swishing,
Ancestors were recounting,
Insane were stumbling,
Impoverished were starving,
Rich were gloating,
Air was circulating,
Advertisers were gimmicking,
Soil was harboring,
Butter was greasing,
Mirrors were reflecting,
Pearls were enticing,
Bricks were fortifying,
Frogs were croaking,
Smoke was polluting,
Thunder was scaring,
Impersonators were disguising,
Glamour was exposing,
Sleep was gratifying,
Nostalgia was reinvigorating,
Bars were imprisoning,
Mountains were rejuvenating,
Photographs were capturing,
Looks were deceiving,
Colors were merging,
Clouds were mesmerizing,
Celebrities were celebrating,
Philanthropists were uniting,
Politicians were attracting,
Terrorists were incinerating,
Phones were ringing,
Silk was satiating,
Solitude was deteriorating,
Freedom was levitating,
Orphans were remembering,
Cowards were sulking,
Waiters were serving,
Parasites were relishing,
Demons were killing,
Offsprings were wailing,
Strategists were planning,
Dead were stinking,
Lovers were loving,
Souls were hovering,
Breath was diffusing,
Hearts were palpitating,
Cannibals were devouring,
And I was existing

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I Was Existing

  • 1. I WAS EXISTING Footsteps were plodding, Shadows were fluttering, Sun was rising, Waves were undulating, Flowers were blossoming, Butterflies were frolicking, Landscapes were shimmering, Eyelids were flashing, Hands were shaking, Royalty was basking, Spindles were weaving, Waterfalls were gushing, Fountains were cascading, Volcanos were fulminating, Leopards were prowling, Sirens were blaring, Rays were streaming, Cyclones were swirling, Sands were glistening, Wrestlers were fighting, Warriors were blazing, Sages were concentrating, Brains were tick-tocking, Stars were radiating, Eyeballs were revolving, Business’s were manipulating, Droplets were trickling, Winds were blowing, Beers were guzzling, Mouths were snoring, Fires were blistering, Sweat was persevering, Pens were writing, Bumble-bees were buzzing, Gold was glittering, Darkness was charming, Ducks were quacking, Goats were bleating, Leaves were rustling, Roses were blooming, Teeth were chattering, Echoes were reverberating,
  • 2. Exhibitionists were revealing, Springs were recoiling, Snakes were hissing, Cartoons were mimicking, Ships were docking, Goldfish were swimming, Doors were creaking, Matchsticks were igniting, Horses were galloping, Cows were munching, Mind was evolving, Energy was dissipating, Nightingale was singing, Friendships were flourishing, Seductress’s were titillating, Soldiers were marching, Giraffes were bouncing, Raindrops were pelting, Pigs were grunting, Sand was slipping, Chains were rattling, Rats were squeaking, Tails were wagging, Bareskins were shivering, Abattoirs were tyrannizing, Days were sweltering, Grasses were tingling, Grasshoppers were hopping, Spiders were spinning, Worms were crawling, Flamingoes were diving, Dustbins were stinking, Seeds were sprouting, Discos were pulsating, Barbers were trimming, Keys were jingling, Lips were smiling, Hours were unveiling, Musicians were humming, Statues were gazing, Bats were sucking, Lions were roaring, Diamonds were scintillating, Dungeons were dooming,
  • 3. Earthquakes were devastating, Dinosaurs were threatening, Scents were stimulating, Artists were sketching, Entrepreneurs were trendsetting, Cats were meowing, Shoes were trampling, Mosquitoes were stinging, Bombs were exploding, Children were playing, Electricity was flickering, Rainbows were appeasing, Bubbles were bursting, Bullets were ricocheting, Swords were clashing, Slaves were cursing, Glass was shattering, Sharks were pulverizing, Blind were groping, Wolves were howling, Divine were praying, Renegades were plotting, Masks were camouflaging, Diseases were wrenching, Roofs were sequestering, Philanderers were dating, Bandits were looting, Mothers were dedicating, Pompous were falsifying, Lizards were swishing, Ancestors were recounting, Insane were stumbling, Impoverished were starving, Rich were gloating, Air was circulating, Advertisers were gimmicking, Soil was harboring, Butter was greasing, Mirrors were reflecting, Pearls were enticing, Bricks were fortifying, Frogs were croaking, Smoke was polluting, Thunder was scaring,
  • 4. Impersonators were disguising, Glamour was exposing, Sleep was gratifying, Nostalgia was reinvigorating, Bars were imprisoning, Mountains were rejuvenating, Photographs were capturing, Looks were deceiving, Colors were merging, Clouds were mesmerizing, Celebrities were celebrating, Philanthropists were uniting, Politicians were attracting, Terrorists were incinerating, Phones were ringing, Silk was satiating, Solitude was deteriorating, Freedom was levitating, Orphans were remembering, Cowards were sulking, Waiters were serving, Parasites were relishing, Demons were killing, Offsprings were wailing, Strategists were planning, Dead were stinking, Lovers were loving, Souls were hovering, Breath was diffusing, Hearts were palpitating, Cannibals were devouring, And I was existing