This is my first submission, so please tell me what you think.  I'm really not a poet, so I appreciate any comments you have to help me improve.  I wrote this poem a few months back, expressing my sorrow of quitting dance classes to make time for other activities in my life.



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The Song of My Heart





Listen to this song of mine,

The melody of my heart.

Music ever so divine,

Sung for the dance we call art.



I focus on the movements.

Feel the rhythm; feel the beat.

Exhaustion – it is intense.

Don’t give up; I trust my feet.



The music flows from within,

As energy masks fatigue,

Continuing with a grin,

Endurance causing intrigue.



Release all on the dance floor,

Emotions and shattered dreams,

All within my inner core,

When everything inside me screams.



If I could, I’d dance forever,

But my heart sings less and less.

Though I loved this endeavor

Time comes for me to repress.



My heart only keeps singing

For me to write – nothing more.

To stop all the stinging

From losing this, I’ve tried before.



I can’t take it all apart.

I can’t give it one last glance.

So a portion of my heart

Will always sing the song of dance.