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The Dance...

The Dance... She arches her back and wails at the sky, the tears rain down and the laughter dies. Back from depression and on to sorrow; her dance to love, her race to tomorrow. She picks her way through diligent steps. In several beds she has never slept. The ring of the taps, the pain of the slaps for mistakes she has made. She takes her pain. Erase her name. Dance is what she lives for. She’ll wail at the sky, dance till she dies, cry till they pick her from the floor. Life is a step, love is a trip. Dance when there is nothing to dance for. Cry out your pain, play all the games. Fame is a whXXe. Try as you may to stay far away, sooner or later you suffer. Twirl and spin, sooner or later you’ll win. Nothing will be tougher. So arch your back and cry. Just wail at the sky. Scream your confession of sin. Dance to the light, forget all your fright. Just let the dance in...

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Date: 1/29/2009 10:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week.God Bless you and best wishes to you in your writing.*Tyesha
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Date: 1/28/2009 5:38:00 AM
Congratulations Evets on your poetry being chosen to feature this week. May you have many more excellent poems featured. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/27/2009 5:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful featured write of the week! Love, Shar
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Date: 1/26/2009 9:48:00 AM
Fame may be a WhXXe and a cheap one at that. We all need our moment in the spotlight but the real success comes to those who keep it in perspective. Congratulations on "The Dance..." being featured. Vince
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Date: 1/25/2009 4:44:00 PM
Sad way to live. Thank you for sharing this heartwrenching poem with us. Congratulations on having it featured. Wishing you ongoing success with your writing. Karen
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Date: 1/25/2009 1:24:00 PM
Heartrenching and emotional poem. Great job writing....and well deserving to be a featured work this week. Congratulations!~Carrie
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Date: 1/17/2009 9:12:00 AM
E. this is a marvelous composed read, the imagery draws the attention of the reader within its den of sorrows... Yes all should dance into the light of brighter tomorrows. Excellent form, imagery, meter, figurative language and tone, a true pleasure to have read for you. I thank you for reading "I'd Walk The Naked Miles"God's and Many Blessings, Always, Adell
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Date: 1/15/2009 12:12:00 AM
The opening line is nice, poignant lines of emotion draw me in. Great work and I look forward to reading more...Raul
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