She moves in the shadows of the room
Only lit by a single isolated candle
Her elegance is breath-taking
The way she flows through the dance
Her shadow follows
Matching the movements made by its partner
Together they dance a dance of grace
Emotion pours from her like rain
From every finger tip to every strand of her hair
That had fallen from the rest
Her toes tip
Her body arches
And she falls forward into a pit of misery
She twists and turns fighting her demons
Stretching out her arms
Straightening her legs
Moving with poise
She tries to control her raging motions
But they control her tonight
She stops slowly
She arches her spine
Throwing her shoulders back with ease
Her arm folds out
Reaching for something beyond her fingers
Something that her body craves
She turns suddenly
And runs through the black of the room
She leaps
She flies through the darkness
She falls to the floor
Rolls forward
And wraps her long elegant arms around her
Hiding her face with her hands
She sits still
Then stands and walks gracefully
To the candle
That remained alone in the center of the room
She kneels down
She blows softly on the flickering flame
The dark captures the remaining light
And her
The dance forgotten
The emotions pushed aside
She takes hold of her sneakers
And disappears back into her life