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DANCERS
You danced very well at the party
With a smile on your face
You danced with such apathy
At the party
And you aroused my empathy
For you look like me
In many ways.
I smile when tears
Are falling from my eyes
And you will never see me cry
That is why they think
All is well
In the party.
You look like me
In many ways
That is why you dance
The way you do
You must be from
My part of town
Else how could you smile
With tears in your eyes…
Please pause
The Chairman is making a broadcast
He is saying everything is alright.
Alas, everything is fine.
With a smile on your face
You danced with such apathy
At the party
And you aroused my empathy
For you look like me
In many ways.
I smile when tears
Are falling from my eyes
And you will never see me cry
That is why they think
All is well
In the party.
You look like me
In many ways
That is why you dance
The way you do
You must be from
My part of town
Else how could you smile
With tears in your eyes…
Please pause
The Chairman is making a broadcast
He is saying everything is alright.
Alas, everything is fine.
Published 5th Nov 2010
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5th Nov 2010 6:02pm
i can dig the subtlety of this poem. smiling with tears. the human connection. the reader is able to connect with the poet the way the watcher connects with the dancer in this poem. I like how the Chairman is able to mean a variety of things for the reader. I like how the poem can deliver a variety of feelings. i felt hopeful survival from it. it has saddness without depression. it has beautiful pain. it's human. it's sexy. it's just right. i dig it. i look forward to reading more of your work
6th Nov 2010 7:51am
