She twirled across the floor
oblivious of watchful eyes
Heart racing, skin glistening
The tempo of the music coursing through her veins
Awake in time, alive in moment
        ...and she danced

Her eyes shone like sapphires aflame
Legs stretched, body arched gracefully
gliding across the floor with ease
This was her passion, her lifeblood
Awake in movement, alive in beauty
        ...and she danced

She embraced the music as a long lost love
forever holding on
Together moving in unison
determined to be free
Awake in feeling, alive in song
    ...and she danced

She spun once more
her hair whisping through the air
A smile not on her lips
but in her eyes
Awake in perception, alive in peace
    ...and she danced

She leapt through the air
like a bird taking flight, soaring
Time stopped, the music played on
Fallen, the ground betrayed her
Awake in pain, alive in sorrow
    ...she did not dance

Her body lie broken
Her legs like clipped wings of a bird
unable to move, incapable of twirling
She would glide across the floor no more
Awake in longing, alive in truth
  and in her mind...
    ...she danced