DANCING

From a very young age

I was longing to dance

Ballett my mother forbade

And in first grade I knew nothing else

I did martial arts instead

And, in truth, no regrets

All during childhood I was jumping around

Trying to copy 

The beautiful moves

I had seen dancers perform

To no surprise, I failed

Miserably, and I sometimes stopped trying

I do HipHop now, and enjoy it

But it brings sweat, not beauty

The hours of ballroom dancing

Have passed beyond count

And yet still I lack

That timeless elegance

I have always dreamed of