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Poetry: the last dance

By Anne van Duinen [12 Wai-sze]

he used to tell her
life was a dance
all she needed was a partner
then the tune
to which she would dance
would begin
but she found her dancing shoes
would rub her ankles
leaving welts of blood
that made her slip
she found her limbs
too stiff
her flowing gowns
too financing
and although she really tried
she was never good at dancing