I may dance
with decided limp~
but I will damned well, dance
albeit a rock of chair
or creak of wheel
or carried in your arms
while legs dangle uselessly
I shall dance!
I shall have my song
although language is no longer literal~
but I will damned well hum
emotions evident in spittle and shush
I shall sing!
I will dance and sing poetry
as long as I breathe~
for I am made of dust
that remembers its journey
knows slip and slide
brush and wash
to rid myself of bruise and use
I shall poem with stars
and you will know my blink!
Author notes
Prompt: "FLAWED AND DAMAGED, BUT OH SO GODDAMNED BEAUTIFUL."
In a list
- On Self • next in list
- Beautiful Words by Beautiful People I Know • next in list
- Soul's Sweet Hope • next in list
A contest entry
- ARE YOU? by Cinnarry.
1750 points, ended January 14, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I can't choose a favorite part. I loved the strong words and the statement.
Your poem sang for me
Thank you for sharing
Juls
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The rawness, with all the flaws making it oh so goddamned beautiful, you took the prompt and blew it out the water...
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Amen!
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"I shall poem with stars"
Yes, my dear Friend, you will...& I shall recognize your song's luminous glow immediately. As for your first stanza...I have had a bum right knee since I was 18 ~ a friend asked me to dance & I tried to beg off, using that as my reason/excuse. He retorted, "I don't care if all ya got is a wooden peg, you're gonna dance this night, woman!" 
Dance, I did...& without crushing any toes. 
Are you? Yes, you are. Everywhere, everything, everyone. Good luck in Cin's contest, Sweetie. 
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oh yes!!
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beautiful poem!
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I loved the brevity here... " I will damned well, dance"
and
"but I will damned well hum"
excellent.
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