June 5, 2023

 

CLUMSY

 

If you don’t mind being clumsy,

you can learn the dance. Yes.

You might worry about critics

off to the side – along the walls –

or still sitting at their tables – but

you’ll learn the shifts and slides

of the dance – or you’ll get your

suitcase up to the fourth floor

when the elevator doesn’t work.

You’ll have night wear for the night

and a clean shirt in the morning.

 

© Reflections, Andy Costello