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Neverland: Heartbreak at the Ballet

Neverland: Heartbreak at the Ballet

A poem for love lost

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Crystal Jackson
Jun 03, 2022
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A poem for love lost

Photo by Kazuo ota on Unsplash

Ballerinas twirl in an ice cream swirl
Unsteady foals of an early age
The song they play compels me back
To the same tune on another stage

I close my eyes and breathe you in
Feel your arm brush against my own
Then open them and taste my tears
In the dark and all alone

A pirouette, a solo dance
A missed step here …

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