i will learn to dance like wild 

tunes…

like 

flimsy crackerjack grasshoppers

like  

children trying out gobstoppers…

i am an open mouthed 

out of breath girl who throws 

herself 

like 

confetti …

into winds

i am

out 

of beat 

like 

kites practicing hulas

on 

broken strings 

i am done… 

with keeping step

done 

with trying to hold it 

All

together… so…

i

flap away from tempos

of bass drums

quit

the marching band…

learn to dance

…like 

myself