BallerinaA Poem by Susannah RaeIn response to Degas' "Dancer at the Barre II"Her turnout perfected, her body artfully arched, she gently placed her leg atop the barre, one arm wrapped behind her back. Casual, comfortable; the most natural position in her world. All those years of dedication - Pliés, relèvées, piqués, the bleeding toes, the broke bones: it has all transformed a young girl, from a dreamer to a Ballerina. Her head held high, confident because she knows she has earned the yards of tulle about her waist, those coveted satin pointes on her feet; The embodiment of The Age of Enlightenment, she held her arabesque, as she waited for her cue.
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