Space and Time
By Ella K-L
The lovely maiden of space
With galaxies
Flowing down her back,
Wearing a dress of black crystal
And a cape sewn of stars
We could only hope
To discover
The paths and winding roads
That she follows
With ease
The mighty knight of time
Clothed in a cape embroidered with
Strands of seconds,
Minutes,
And hours
With authority he strides,
Warping to past and future,
Holding streams of a dimension
We can only fathom of
Glimpsing
The Lady Space
And the Lord Time
Meet where stars swirl,
Where time collapses,
And space unfurls In a dream,
They drift towards each other,
Hands outstretched and
Longing to meet
For the first time in an eternity
But stars converge between them
And they stop,
Forgetting the other
And turning away
From their destiny
Leaving, then waking,
Only to remember
And once again begin
The search
For the other
Perfection
Perfection is
The first step
My first impression
on the audience
It’s up to me now
No longer can I rely on the support
and
guidance of others
The fate of this dance lies in my
hands
Perfection is
The love and dedication that goes
into making each step tell a story
Unfolding into a sequence of events.
Perfection is
The time spent in the studio each day
Polishing the details of each emotion
in the dance
Perfection is
The chain that connects me to my
audience
That binds me to the world
Perfection is
The brick wall
In which each step is a brick
Cemented together by burning
passion
Each brick is essential to keep the
wall together
But what would happen if one step,
just one step
was removed from the dance?
When the brick wall collapses?
Children in the first row of the
theater gossip out of boredom
Their parents find text messages
more interesting than the show
Little babies wail for their mothers to
take them outside
None of this is perfection
Perfection is
More than just executing each step
correctly
The story that the audience
takes away from each performance
Means more to them than an
emotionless dance
Perfection is
The result of love, sweat, passion,
and dedication
Coming together in harmony
Each piece fitting into the puzzle
Each brick fitting into the wall
Perfection is
What each dancer strives for
Without it, dance has no meaning
Perfection is
What keeps the audience in their
seats
It is what makes the dance
captivating
Dance and perfection go
Hand in hand
Without one, the other is incomplete
When you strike the perfect balance
between love, sweat, passion, and
dedication
Then, and only then
You have achieved
Perfection
By Kaitlyn W.
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