In a Rhythmic Rotation
A collection of poems for the love of dancing
Like every where is a dance floor
on my command hit the dance floor
get up everybody
dance all night
even if you're dancing on your own
even if you're dancing on the ceiling
under the moonlight
dance like this is the last dance
the last chance for love
just dance
soothe the mind
lose the body
having the time of your life
you never knew
you could dance like this
dance
like every place you find yourself
is a dance floor
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Dancers Delight
House at night dancers delight
Swaying smoothly
Unyieldingly
To the beat of the heart
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Under the influence of music
I've learned to dance sober
Rhythmically
And slightly off beat
But really its just my own
I learned to lose myself in motion
To let loose
The tips of my fingers
The sway of hips
The tap of toes
I learned to dance sober
Because the music was intoxicating
Because our laughter was intoxicating
The room
The lights
The heat
I was drunk on happiness
On you
And us
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High at a party
I started to dance
And realized you weren't here
I was high
lost in body and mind
wanting us to let our bodies
loose
but you were lost
on a different dance floor
High at a party
I started to dance
And realized you weren't here
I was high
lost in body and mind
wanting us to let our bodies
loose
but you were lost
on a different dance floor
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With your light so bright
Do you ever look up at the light
not the sun
god no
we are lovers of the night
we are dancers
we are humans
glowing with disco light
may lasers
and smoke
guide my mind tonight
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Morse Code
Suddenly taps and space
Become less code
more feeling
Becomes body language
Like you can type
Whole paragraphs
In a second
Like this is a second language
More like
This is the first and only
We write manifestos
We read by disco light
Until there's just
A beat
A space
A body
queer to time
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