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fractured melody
by Rhyana Fisheronce i knew how to dance
light and graceful
a child of air
til the day unnoticed watchers
laughed and jeered
pretendings came tumbling down
ugly and heavy
bound to earth
i dance alone now
hidden so none can see
fearing to be noticed
contained
neither light nor free
frozen and sharp
sometimes the sky cries
tears she saved from that long ago day
but i can not
and i've forgotten why it mattered 10/26/1999 Author's Note: a thank you to rommel cruz for the input. it was useful.
Posted on 05/26/2003
Copyright © 2024 Rhyana Fisher
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Rommel Cruz on 05/26/03 at 06:15 PM sad. i like how dance can be interpreted as something as you used to like a lot, but are now confined to doing alone/hidden because of people's negative reactions. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/26/03 at 06:19 PM Somber but well presented poem. Dance on even if you must do it alone now. |
| Posted by Alex Smyth on 05/26/03 at 08:51 PM You've caught in perfection the reaction of children when they realize someone is watching them sing or dance. Pity such pure innocence cannot stay. Lovely, sad poem. |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 05/27/03 at 07:55 AM well...dancing is a way to escape reality....even in a crowd one dances alone...because it's a very intimate thing...me, I become part of the universe dancing...block out all surroundings and become non-influencible! So dance on!! |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 05/30/03 at 02:20 AM 'bound to earth i dance alone now', thats the curse every INDIVIDUAL has to live up to. The burden of being a self conscious being is a bit heavy. |
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