Ballroom Dance
Apr. 18th, 2010 08:23 amA thing becomes harder when you're better at it
conversely, more fun.
Moving just so is the obvious issue; precise steps,
the hope for ground-bound flight.
More subtlely, the way you hold yourself
so you can hold another;
to relearn how to walk and stand and move
into a collected openness;
to make room for something splendid.
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This one needs work (or not; nobody said I had to like them all, and this is a writing exercise after all). However, it exists. Perhaps tomorrow's will be better.
conversely, more fun.
Moving just so is the obvious issue; precise steps,
the hope for ground-bound flight.
More subtlely, the way you hold yourself
so you can hold another;
to relearn how to walk and stand and move
into a collected openness;
to make room for something splendid.
***
This one needs work (or not; nobody said I had to like them all, and this is a writing exercise after all). However, it exists. Perhaps tomorrow's will be better.