Dance
THE NATIVES IN THE VILLAGE
DANCE AS IN A TRANCE
DIFFERENT AGES HEIGHT SEXES AND
COLORS
BRIGHT COLORS EARTH COLORS
BLACKS AND BROWNS
COLORS PEOPLE AND SPACES
CHANGE PLACES
UNTIL
THEY BECOME
ONE LARGE COLOR
ONE LARGE SOUND
ONE LARGE PLACE
ENERGIES AND SPIRITS
MOVE IN AND OUT
AND SURROUND THE STREET
AS THE BODIES AND HEARTS
OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE
IN FANCY DRESS
BECOME
THE BEAT
OF THE
DRUMS
BELLS
WHISTLES
AND SCREAMS
PUT ON YOUR DANCING
FACE
AND FEET
AND YOUR MOVES OF GRACE
WEAR YOUR MASKS
OF THE GODS AND SPIRITS OF MYTH
AND TAKE ON THEIR PLACE
IN YOUR MANORS AND MOVES
LEGS, FEET, HIPS, BREASTS AND ASSES
MOVE OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS
KICKING, SWEEPING AND JERKING
TO THE SYNCOPATED RHYTHMS OF THE NIGHT
TILL THE NEXT DAY
BACK TO THE ROUTINE
OF MISERY, HUNGER AND DISEASE
BETWEEN THE DANCE
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