an unrehearsed universe

Dancing

I watched. 

With blithe spirits
                   carefree steps
the crowd moved. 

They were
intoxicating. 

I ached
         with the wanting. 

I joined in
forgetting
(briefly)
about
         not knowing the steps. 

I waltzed. 

The music picked up
a tempo shift –

I tripped
and was
         left behind.   

Bitterness
outstripped
only by weariness

I accepted defeat
relinquishing the floor
          to others more graceful. 

Facing failure
I did not dare
         try again. 

I cursed
the wall
         separating
my will
from my desire.