If I could dance I’d take you into my arms
Pull you in close, breathe in your skin’s heat
Press into your motion, your rhythm, your beat
Glide my fingers from shoulder, to elbow, to wrist
Pull you round in a halo, lean you in for a kiss
But I can’t dance (so here I am)
Rigid stance (I won’t let go)
I’m infused with the melody, harmony, bass
But others dance (that’s not for me)
If I should dance all would fade
No thought of myself, or thought of the day
The world a snapshot, your smile, your sway
Your whisper, your softness, your poise and your grace
The sound of your laughter, your loving embrace
But I don’t dance (my confidence falters)
My will’s held in a trance (I slowly fade)
Overwhelmed by discomfort, vertigo, fear
This is just an indulgence (not my usual fare)
If I would dance we might be as one
Heart to heart, entangled souls
Our bodies, our minds, our fluid wholes
The rush of emotion, friction taking its toll
Freedom, desire, wanton loss of control