Life Is a Dance

Life is a dance.
Sometimes we fall.
Sometimes we land wrong. 
Sometimes we do the wrong move completely
and sometimes we twist our ankles. 
Sometimes it seems we can’t master a move
no matter what we do.
We just want to 
quit moving
give up 
and quit dancing.
Sometimes we don’t feel like we can succeed
and that all we do is fail.
Sometimes it’s like it’s one failure after another
and one twisted ankle after another.
But despite all of this,
life can still be beautiful.
Just like a dance. 
Despite all the wrong moves 
all the failures
and twisted ankles.
Once we have healed
we can bounce right back up.
We can keep on moving.
Because what is a dance
and what is life if we don’t get up
and keep on moving?
Sometimes we land just right.
Sometimes we master a move beautifully.
Sometimes we do it completely wrong and get hurt.
But we keep on dancing. 
Because it’s still beautiful.
And life is a dance.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Chappell Avatar
December 28, 2010 at 6:43 AM
wonderful words here my friend
Walsh Avatar
December 28, 2010 at 3:19 AM
All so true and nicely written - well done! Liz
Nubani Avatar
December 28, 2010 at 3:08 AM
Wonderful poem about life and how is it compared to a dance, i really enjoyed it thx :)
Abbey-Mensah Avatar
December 28, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Beautiful.... Indeed life is a dance... Well written my dear... i love it... let me hear more from you....
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