Thinking of a friend
Whose most earnest voice asked her
Can I have this dance
Photo: Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse near Lakeshore State Park; Milwaukee, WI
Yes to just you
Remind me your name
Let us dress fancy
Strut down grand stairways
Dance in the dust of once-hallowed halls
Both end up barefoot with no news of our shoes
Yes I’d be honored
Remind me your name
If ever dance
Promise you’ll never be far
This earth’s closest Star
That lyrical life
And those still, studying stares
I dream that we dance
Oh, please heart
Entertain no wondrous words
But for sincerity in the strings
Pay no mind to music
Without proof of pure, strong fingers
Only then imagine the dance