Dance

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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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