there’s this dance i do with love.
i close my eyes, soften my touch and join our hands
allowing the steady tempo to move me
closer to you
my nerves creating melody.
i open my eyes, only then
i am in control, i am understood
should i let go?
` relaxing my breathing to harmonize with our tempo
i feel it. the vulnerability. the hope.
slowly, closing my eyes
i feel the warmth of your hand hold my heart
re-writing a new rhythm
foreign but familiar
a duet - i somehow still know the dance to
i dig my teeth in, warning that smile
from lips you’ve silently kissed
an instrument of connection.
the bridge begins
the background chorus eerily hushes
as i lose my footing
my fingers desperately cling tighter to our intertwine.
the sharp note jarring my eyes open
as i feel your hands disconnect
as i see you walk away quietly
the waltz
our song, unrequited