For My Favourite Dancer
All things must end
Be they fear or fire or pain
Or a soft, hot sweet dream
Like rekindling youth while dancing in summer rain
Or like bonding blissfully
With nimble-footed friends
Or finding you to dance with
In wild abandon instead
All things must end
Even the crippled tears of eyes that say goodbye
Every confused fear of change that trembles inside
Even the simple smiles
And the happy sighs of fun well had
Will end sometime
But gratitude is like a deep breath
It fills me up and puts my mind at rest
And for you gratitude raises high my chest
Like a crest of all things blessed
Like a happy necklace, it makes memories
Full of laughter and gaiety
That I can hold hearteningly to my soul
And hang around my neck
To bring warmth when it gets cold
So thank you for your gifts
Your ready laugh and smooth hips
But especially for being my friend
For sharing your company with me until the end
And before I impart my final farewells and kiss your hand
I would ask that to me forgiveness you would grant
For any offence I have caused you in action or wordy rant
Or by negligence in taking a passive stance
When I ought to have paid more attention
And left less to chance
Please pardon a young lung who with you was pleased to dance
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