Night Dancer

Poem

Night Dancer
By Lilith Berkana De’ Anu
February 6, 2021 

Under a street light in the glowing dark, 
My body moves—a grace, a spark.

Pirouettes, lunges, and twists of my spine, 
I dance to the music in my mind. 

Warm breezes slip across my skin,
Enveloping a cocoon of space, here, within.

A performance, a gift to the night, 
Those that watch stay out of sight. 

Whispered words float on the air, 
“Crazy is she; lives over there.“

The air quivers with my laughter, a tinkling sprite, 
I curtsy, smile, and bid a good night. 

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