NEVER A TANGO (NEVER A DANCE OF TWO)

A collab dance with wordman...

The music is set

Vinyl turning slowly

Sweet lovely tunes of honesty

Here comes the dance with one desire

Only one, desires

My body moves closely towards him

Poised, walking slowly with poise

But my heart is not his--

Started with an embrace

Now, I felt his heart rate raise

his heart rate rises

as he places his hand in mine

slowly moving with the music

as  his mind wanders back in time

with a native girl he left behind

once he fell in love

with a beautiful native girl,

as she danced, her body would twirl

taking him back to a place and time

where his love is not mine

But I want him to be mine

I want him to come back in the present

As he raises his left hand

I wrapped my arms around him

Hoping he'd smell my scent

Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

My mind is running to and fro

Feet together, moving left to meet right

Hoping he'd fall in love with me tonight

Even if I know this aint' right

I placed my hand on his

his hand on my waist

our hips moving to the music

as hearts pounds and seeks

My body swaying

into the music beat

almost gliding, not moving his feet

my body presses into his

Desperate for his love and kiss

Now his feet together, moving right to meet left

Hoping he'd not notice my desperate breath

Repeat! as I add flare to the step

A counter-clockwise move

And a love that I need to prove

Long and Fluid strides

My heart for you cries

Swivel and turns died

As our movements lied

Only one, desires

Dancing near each other

Never with each other

I put flare on my steps

But I know I'll never have his stare

In a dance that is not fair

Author's Note

As I've said to wordman.. I am never good at doing romantic poems so here is the result, a one sided love.. Finally, we were able to dance in a poem.. Cheers wordman! We hope all will like it.. with love from us. ;)

Reviews

[Troy Henson]

A beautiful write by you. Flow, elegance, imagery, passion plus so much more. Very well done 😊

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there are throes of passion in the dance from her side...and yet for him, she is but a substitute partner.
that is so sad...because this kind of dance should be done with equal intent and feeling from both sides.
It takes two to tango...not one and a half.
strong piece of writing here.
j.

[Jayzus]

Lost love i can definitely relate

[apennylate]

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A fluid dance of liquid embrace shared... A smooth glide of poised prose... Native girls he left behind... A stare that will never be mine... Gorgeous...

[ROXANE DORSEY]

nice write n thanks for sharing

[Joey Nizz]

You have truly mastered every genre of writing, this takes the cake like your other writings!

Well wrote and thank you for sharing.

[Mohamed Rahim Iqbal]

Wow awesome poem. It flow in my mind. All the best for you.

[William Liston]

Wonderfully penned, Capolavoro!
I love how this piece hones in on specific details and guides the reader, moment by moment, through the speaker's thoughts. I also enjoyed the subtle contrast in that the two characters were close physically, but far apart mentally.
Though I found some of the rhymes a bit jarring (I'll explain this more if you'd like), the overall essence of this poem bled through with eloquence, clarity, and (most importantly) emotion. Bravo!

- William Liston

[emmajoy]

Repeat! as I add flare to the step ~ A counter-clockwise move ~ And a love that I need to prove'

There's nothing like a tango to get the juices flowing.. or words as sensual and inviting and breath-takingly written.. All of it, start to finish, vastly improves a damp grey day.