Key to the dance floor

Who doesn't love to dance? But there are few who are shy to step up to be themselves, others always ready. How strong are you are to fight your demons to live fullest? What's your trick/tip!!!

When I look at you all around me

through my introvert eye

none i see of my type

hiding identity even from the known.

I wonder if I am the last one of my kind

as the world goes public 

with no secrets, fear or real emotion

My feet tap to the music 

hiding beneath the blouson dress

To all the hands that stretch 

asking for a dance

i forget my salsa lessons 

and say "I cant dance"

What am I waiting for?

Someone to pull me to the dance floor

and help unleash a truth!!!

Yes I can dance,

but in front of a mirror

hidden inside a closed room

where people cant judge me

nor does the need to judge myself arise.

Yes, I can dance

Only when I am convinced

that the crowd around would forget

the wonderful time we had together

dancing fervently to those beats

which rule my sole like your's

Yes, I can dance

when people around me vanish

from my thoughts 

gradually as the glass goes empty

helping to grow confident

enough to walk to the dance floor

and join the mad about dance club

to which I too belong

Reviews

[Pradnya]

Hey even i can dance in front of the mirror only :) nice poem , creatively expressed . Thanks for sharing

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

I really enjoyed this piece. It brought back feelings of my own. I seemed to know it all too well. You captured those memories perfectly.

[Leslie Philibert]

Enjoyed this ; a shifting pf perspective from a group situation to a solitary, sad movement alone before a mirror; great idea.

[Avinash]

It is the passion which keeps you alive. Last year I had to do Salsa for the first time and that too with a seasoned dancer. I worked hard for like 2 months and the end result was quite containing. You are made for it and give it your full heart.