The lights go dark over the heads of the crowd,
the lights on the stage grow dim
Here comes my greatest act, I have the lead role once again
I dance on the stage, extend my leg as on one dainty toe I twirl
I know in my heart you are so proud of me,
Your little girl a prima ballerina
I spread my arms, leap into the air, but wait - I won’t come down!
Not long until after my thirst is sated
and what I’ve thirsted for has drowned!
I’ve said it before I’ll say it again and maybe this time you’ll hear
When all the other little girls wanted to be ballerinas
. . .I wanted to be a vampire
I went to your dance lessons though;
they taught me grace, they taught me poise
That was, after all, what you wanted.
The perfect little lady.
I’m not the perfect little lady you thought you had raised
Oh, I believe in God, I believe my soul belongs to him
But I also believe there’s a darker side that exists in all of man
Yes, I am a ballerina, the best dancer in my company
But what if I told you that I was different, Mommy?
Would you still love me?
The truth is I am not the same as the daughter that you bore
I’ve become something so dreadfully different, so wonderfully unique
I’m not just the ballerina that the other girls wanted to be
I am a phantom of the night, a great dancer too
So tell me . . .are you still proud of me?
Author notes
Contest Entry: Dark Picture Prompt
-I chose option number 5: http://genesisclub.deviantart.com/art/CLUB-I-Refuse-to-Surrender-108501209
There is no particular form or rhyme intended in this poem. Just free verse telling a story from this little ballerina's point of view.
NOTE: There is also a quote in here. "When all the other little girls wanted to be ballerinas, I wanted to be a vampire." I found this on a t-shirt on CafePress.com. Not sure what they were thinking when they made it, lol, but it fit this story perfectly. Credit to whoever created said t-shirt.
A contest entry
- Dark picture prompt by desiredpain.
1075 points, ended January 10, 2009, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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Nice way to blend innocence with darkness. Great job for creating this based off a picture/quote. I like how the character questions if her mother would be happy about her current state of being. It flowed well and had some great depth. Good work here.
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ah, parents approval...we all want it. great write..I like the idea of contrast with your write and your background. the background thinks of you as a little ballerina and disguises you as such, but the true depths of this page is the written work that shows darkness. nicely done
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