This Poem was Submitted By: Beth A Rogers On Date: 2002-04-08 02:33:09 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Dance Lessons

A sharp gasp of pain greets  her knock. She lingers to give   him time, then steps in quietly  as he strains to stand.  His legs, knotted from burns  tangle in the frame of a walker,  as scarred as the hands   that grip the worn gray handles.  She reaches to steady him,  a hand around his waist.  To distract from his pain,   she smiles and asks,  “Would you like to dance?”  A grin tugs at taut scars  that web his mouth.  "I'd love to," he whispers,  "just not the Fox Trot."  She winks and answers,  “I only know the shuffle.” 

Copyright © April 2002 Beth A Rogers


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