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Ballerina in the Crowd

January 21, 2015
By Pittsfield92130 PLATINUM, New York, New York
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Pittsfield92130 PLATINUM, New York, New York
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&ldquo;So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.&rdquo; <br /> ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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Smiling children eagerly pointed
With their eyes fixed on the elegant, youthful goddess.
Her voice was like the sound of a lyre,
Luring weary children to a long night's sleep.
Her body was God's masterpiece,
Petite, but firm like a palm tree surviving through a storm.
Men flung their caps toward
Her swaying body in the crowd.
Wisps of hair flew in her mouth.
Unbothered, she arched her body in various angles.
Her sweet, naive aura
Attracted the attention of men and women alike
Yet, her fake smile whispered to me
That she did not belong.

© Leah T., Lafayette, IN

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I love to dance. It sets me free like a bird roaming the skies.

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