Dancing Heart

The piano notes lilt back and forth, I raise my head slowly. My eyes are faraway, lost somewhere else. I step forwards on pointed toes, Leaning into each movement, My head follows smoothly. I melt into the music. Emotions whirl on pirouettes, Thrown with feeling into arms. Thoughts disappear into every soft perfection. Every contraction, every leap, Frees hurt inside my heart. I glide into the finishing position, Style ebbs away. My heartbeat slows in satisfaction, I realise I don't have any breath, And I smile.