Ballerina

Bright lights

shining on the stage

eyes fixed

waiting watching

music begins

the figure moves

gracefully she moves

spins and turns

leaps and steps

across the stage

swift graceful movements

then

suddenly she falls

the crowd gasps

her ankle sprained

but up she rises

and continues on

smiling without a trace

of the pain

she must be in

on she goes

till the music stops

her performance over

she exits the stage

the crowd

applauds

goes wild

they cheer for her

the dancing girl

she returns limping\leaning on a friend

to take her bow

and leave

Ballerina by Michelle Tormey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.