The Dance

May 17, 2021

I turn round and round

I feel the trance of a Sufi dance

I am tired and I fall

You pick me up, tired and weary yourself

We sigh together

In an old rhythm that knows what its like to lose in love

In a dream, you and me

We sit and you read to me

Hoping to hide and calm the roar of our feelings

Our fingers intertwine

At times pulling away and at times coming together

I feel your calluses and softness of your hands

I tuck your hand into my chest

And fall asleep

I awake and I am afraid

My hair flies like a flag in the wind

Glorious, unbound and untethered

My chest rises and falls

I dance for now

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