The Twirling Ends

The ballerina twirls her way across the stage
The audience rises to applaud
The stagehands lower down a glass cage

The dancer slides gracefully into her place
The crowd cheers wildly
The director motions for her to show her face

The actress waves as the glass cage rose
The spectators wait expectantly
The backstsage staff....suddenly froze

The girl looks down from her position in the air
The people hold their breath
The workers know she is stuck up there


Twirling...swirling...the cage sways high above
A blanket of silence gently falls
A handkerchief escapes, floating down like a dove

The girl moves forward to touch the glass
The people hold their breath
The workers try to hold the heavy wire fast

The actress gives a gentle and noble bow
The spectators wait expectantly
The backstage staff wonder what to do now

The dancer throws a kiss to those below
The crowd cheers wildly
The director wonders how to end the deadly show

The ballerina gracefully twirls around and around
The audience rises to applaud
The stagehands watch the cage crash to the ground

....and so....the twirling ends.....