016.365 - the dance

the dancer takes positions
I didn't know a man's body could take
then snaps to another
and another
each on a drumbeat
as if the dancer and the drummer were co-minded
a flute player joins the drummer
and the dancer  f l o w s
from pose to pose
clockworks replaced by tension
a violin joins in
a woman dances too
the same tension
complementary positions
beyond arm's reach
from each other
until the dance
teases
their bodies to each other
hands touch
then feet
and when the lights go out
the emptiness
that too is part of the dance
the emptiness