(Written on 2022 - 10 - 24)

Invisible to the eye but
its presence is made known through the ears.
Notes twirl and turn around, intertwine and fuse
into music in the space of the mighty stage.
On the thin layer of sweat shines a light
so bright it makes the pupil blind to the faces.

Her gracefully long fingers stiffened
dark brown eyebrows pulled together.
Air rushed past her dry red lips
muscles contracting to push onto point.
Like a snake, cracks slithered over the grey wings
dragging her down stronger than gravity ever could.

Her head tilts back, her chin rise,
fingers dancing in sync with the song's voice.
The pair of eyes brightly smiling as the
surface of the pointe shoe kisses the mat.
Growing smaller and smaller; the cracks vanish
passion + confidence fuel the vibrant colors
more and more lifting higher and higher until
her wings will spread.