As I hear the beating of the drums
my hips begin to twitch.
My heart thumps in tune to the beating,
the beating of the never ending drums.
As I close my eyes,
I begin to sway from side to side.
Still swaying to the beat I fling out my arms,
everything that is in me is burning to dance.
I give in to these bohemic urges,
and my body begins a sensual dance that I dont know.
My skirt billows and furls in a myrad of color,
as my feet move faster and my jumps are higher.
I am in exctasy,
this is who I am and this is who I was born to be.
All of the sudden the music stops,
I open my eyes to look around and I wish that I could be swallowed
up by the ground.
People are looking at me with astonishment in their gaze,
and I come to from that mysteriouse haze.
I walk away with my head held high,
and smile sweetly at the passer bye.
I think of my dance,
going over it with a critical eye.
Then I smile to myself,
there is no reason to be ashamed or feel like I have to hide.
My skin glistening,
the sweat of my dance is like a badge of pride.
I look at the bright colors around me,
and I goad myself into just maybe one... or two more carnival rides.
an enchanting happiest moment of ones life...........the memories lingered eternally..........magnificent write yana...........keep up
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Excellent poem, Yana. I would like to read more of your poems!