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Let's (Shadows) Dance

from That Towering Blue by James Wylder

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From "Cascade".

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Let’s (Shadows) Dance

I shimmer and shake and you move and howl
as you silently shift and your hair moves with you
and you lock eyes with me
like always
and the world keeps thinking we’re going to kiss
Lets dance,
I dance with your shadow,
my arms wrapped around your outline on the wall
my fingers intertwined with your imagination
I dance with you in my dreams
because if I could in reality
I would
but we both know
that as much as we long to twirl across the tiles
and to let your skirt spin and my feet move
we have other obligations

your fingers dance across the keyboard
like my hands across your body
if we could dance
my words tango across your lips
and make them smile
like your lips would to mine
if we could dance
I samba, and shake,
and you foxtrot to type
but I am not so naive
and you aren’t so unburdened
and we can only let our eyes do the dancing
our hands perfectly spaced apart
we could be in an Bollywood movie
because we are the masters
of only almost kissing.

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from That Towering Blue, released May 1, 2016

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James Wylder Elkhart, Indiana

Author of "An Eloquence of Time and Space", "10,000 Dawns", and "Cryptos."

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