I Came to Dance

I came to dance
I came to feel
I move around the room
Hands go out then in
I imagine
I dissolve
Into gesture
Step
And grace
Stop
Go
Change the pace
Left face
Right face
Repeat
Repeat
Repeat
I’m happy
I came to dance.

Lynette Hensley
2020

I made a little animation that inspired the poem. Hope it thrills you.