I let go of the need to be seen and tune into the music,
I tune into what it brings out in me.
I dance a story.
I am running distressed,
There is sadness.
I pause and look away, shield my face with my hand,
Run again.
I do not build up walls but stay with the feeling,
And I’m not so much running from it but running with it.
The song shifts to something fast,
The dancers around me tune into the new rhythm.
My story is not over,
and so I pause,
I stay still,
Feeling the rhythm,
Feeling the sadness,
Not running from it.
And then it lifts,
and joy pours in.
I run again – this time giggling,
We run together.
What is this story of my heart?
What is this sorrow and this joy?
I let go of the need to be seen and I become free.
