We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.

Beat! Beat! Drums!

(3) Base Camp

Once we've figured out that "Beat! Beat! Drums!" is talking about war, this poem is pretty smooth sailing. Our speaker's sentiments might not be super easy to read, but we as we get swept up in the emotion of the poem ourselves, we can totally feel for him – and we realize that maybe, just maybe, we're supposed to be torn, too.