Dance

As you bring yourself into a dark, silent, empty room, you flick on the lights and take your place. There is a bone chilling, crisp draft that crawls over you as your arms gently fall away from your body. You then point your toes and let the melody guide you along. As you then step out, you take a turn and your ankles crack and pop, and you hear the screeching sound of your feet against the gently waxed floor. Sweat trickles down the sides of your face and as you jump to take a leap, you begin to feel weightless for no more than half a second. The thud of your body as your muscles twist, knot and turn is the reflection you see as you peer at your reflection briefly in the window as you move along. Every breath you take feels like a thousand needles stabbing your chest, but you ignore the intense pain. A deep sense of emotion reaches over you body as you take a finish. Everything you've just expressed has become a reality.

Sylvia B.