Beauty/Pain

beauty /n/ the quality present in a person that gives it intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind

pain /n/ physical suffering or distress; mental or emotional suffering or torment

Lovely torture
Fair misery
When the
Pianists
Fingers
Glide
Over
The
Keys

Tendu
Sous-sus
Soutenu
Tendu

Feet slide
Slowly
Across
The
Marley
Floor
Along
The
Wooden
Surface
Over
The
Darkened
Stage

Changement
Changement
Assemblé
Pas de chat
Changement

Muscles
Stretch
Contract
Reach
Pull
Work
Harder
Sweat
Pools
Beads
Drops
And pain
In the
Studio
Promises
Beauty
On Stage

Chassé
Pas de bourre
Glissade
Chassé
Tour jete

Work
Harder
Feet
Calloused
Legs
Sore
Arms
Aching
Muscles
Throbbing

And they say that pain makes beauty
And they say that beauty is pain
And I say ballet is beauty
With a little dose of pain

Author's Note

I <3 ballet. No matter how much it hurts.

Reviews

[Deeper La'jik]

Thought provoking. Extremely vivid as well.

[Aerosol4Brains]

The structure of this poem is EPIC XD Well done!

[BLACK PRINCE]

I like the originality with which you write.
I also see that you've featured a lot of French in there.
French is my first language. I wonder if you can speak French.

WELL DONE

[Lexi Nicole]

Thank you very much! I actually don't speak any French. All the French featured here are ballet steps.

[Rob Santana]

100% creativity here. Nicely done.

[Ahmad Cox]

Oh wow I love the analogies and how it comes together at the emd.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I agree it is beauty with a little dose of pain but there was nothing painful about reading your wonderful poem. Excellent!