11 March 2021

Borrowed for a Day


Floor beneath my feet
Like a conveyor belt.

Feet hitting, missing
Hitting, missing
Hip-hopping, beep-booping
Shake-a-shake, shimmying.

Head butting
Hands swaying
Heart pulsing
Rhythms building.

Carried away on
This music divine.

Eyes are closed
Mind in a whirl
The only reality
Is the here and now
This moment in time
I refuse to see beyond.

Lemme, lemme, lemme
Borrow this for a day.
Gimme, gimme, gimme
This one escape.

As I shut out
Pain
Hurt
Remorse
Mourning
And my burning heart.

Let me heal
Let me forget
Let me jive
Let me move
Let this be.

No tomorrows here
No yesterdays
No today, even
Just this here and now
This one moment in time.

Lemme, lemme, lemme
Borrow this one day.
Gimme, gimme, gimme
This one moment.

A leaf out of
My past life
A chapter short
A past me - lost.

Shadows of those
Who left
Memories of those
Who dance elsewhere.

Hands are empty
I dance alone
Heart is full
Mind is blank.

Empty halls
Empty walls
Abandoned.

But I dance.

The music is loud
The beat is true
Free, lost, alone
Defeated, I dance.

The only reality
Is the here and now
This moment in time
I refuse to see beyond.

Reborn
Resuscitated
Tired
Surrendered
I dance.

No tomorrows here
No yesterdays
No today, even
Just this here and now
This one moment in time.

Lemme, lemme, lemme
Borrow this one day.
Gimme, gimme, gimme
This one moment.

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