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dancer in hell
the dancer held in aspic is released
and muscle memory occurs
to get her through a pirouette
surrounded by the loving damned
before the spotlight disappears
and with it all of Galilee
defined as a roadside bar
and then a blinding light so white
so void of dance and audience
and just a floating vanity
the glass in which she sees herself
crippled by thousands of crows’ feet
and muscle memory occurs
to get her through a pirouette
surrounded by the loving damned
before the spotlight disappears
and with it all of Galilee
defined as a roadside bar
and then a blinding light so white
so void of dance and audience
and just a floating vanity
the glass in which she sees herself
crippled by thousands of crows’ feet
Published 5th Oct 2024
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Death of a dancer's experience. I will not lie and say I did not have to pull out the dictionary for some words, but it did illuminate my understanding of this piece of work.
I felt sadden by her feeling of imending doom. a dancer's life is hard and even harder for those who never get their time in the spotlight. Very thought provoking poem
I felt sadden by her feeling of imending doom. a dancer's life is hard and even harder for those who never get their time in the spotlight. Very thought provoking poem
6th Oct 2024 00:19am
old blokes who like football play “walking football.” maybe dancers could do something similar :)
