the lifeless dancer

her dancing was lifeless
mechanical stilted moves
she had no expression
eyes of a plastic mannequin
where was her joy?
did she like dancing?
her mother’s dream
never hers.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Rodrigues Avatar
August 22, 2024 at 6:40 AM
so difficult. love this poem though.
Krutsinger Avatar
August 23, 2024 at 12:01 PM
thank you Kim
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