Forgetting to Dance

"Forgetting to Dance"

Endeavoring against herself and time

With one foot stepping toward tomorrow

And the other tracing the footsteps of the past

She sometimes misses out on dancing today

Chained by the expectations of others

She struggles with her inner heart

Along her path to the now

She has tripped over broken promises

And bloodied her knees

Scrapping them against the course reality of should have beens

Perfection is sought

But the cruel joke is that it is forever changing

Just when she is close enough to jump and grab it

The world shifts

And so does her perspective

People around her become different

Her hands lay empty

Supposedly having just missed on what was expected

Needed

Wanted

She is left to try again

All the while her heart aching

Lost in a world

She wants so desperately to be a part of

She pushes forward for what she hopes comes next

Using the past as her foundation

Sometimes missing out on the present

And the chance to dance

While not caring who is watching

Robert Lloyd

1/19/2017