To the End of the Score

I have died
And been reborn
As an old man
Please give me your hand -
Hold tight and don’t fight
I wish to dance all night 

I wish to dance 
All nightlong
Stay with me to the end
But move slowly
Not to shake these old bones -
Too sore for too much more

I have died and been reborn
As an old man 
Let me stand-alone- by myself
For a while
Do not hold me up
I wish to dance alone once more

To the end of the score
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Kimathi Avatar
September 8, 2016 at 7:59 AM
Mysterious, deep and rhythmic!! Congrats Rudolph, for having your poem featured in the Poetry Soup homepage!! ;-)
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