Together Dancing

Beyond the city lights
There is a small river
Where stars still shine.
The music plays soft
And we dance to the soft beats
Of our few moments of liberation.
In this place that
Belongs only to us
In these stolen moments of peace
In these moments of shared
Sorrow and bliss-
We dance round and round
With our hands in the above our heads
And our tongues rolling with sound
As smoke created
From the fire in our hearts
That burnt bridges
Created islands of ash and water
And kept the light in our eyes
Rises and rises and rises...
As we dance to the soft beats
Of our few moments of liberation.

Beyond the moving mouths
There is a small space
Where words are still seen.
The music plays soft
And we dance to the soft beats
Of our few moments of liberation.
In the tangible darkness that
Belongs only to us
In the stolen moments of truth
In these moments of synergetic
Pain and balm-
We dance round and round
With our hands around our waists
And our tongues clicking with sound
As smoke made
From the embers in our hearts
That kept us warm
Protected us from harsh weather
And made us blind
Rises and rises and rises..
Yes we dance to the soft beats
Of our few moments of liberation.

Beyond the definitions of happiness
There is a place
Where there are no boxes.
The music plays soft
And we dance to the soft beats
Of our few moments of liberation.
In this place that
Belongs only to us
In the stolen moments of freedom
In these moments of shared
Anger and forgiveness
We dance round and round
With our hands out to the rising sun
And our tongues wet our lips
As the smoke made
From the ashes in our hearts
That flooded the floor
Blackened our homes
And made the soil fertile again
Rises and rises and rises...
Don't stop dancing, darling,
To the soft beats
Of the last few moments of liberation.