Velle est posse*

you start alone
we all start alone
sure we are surrounded by people
but really we are alone

it’s okay

look around you
see how they are moving
almost like one thing to the rhythm
try it

…just try

it’s not to hard
the d.j. has the bass loud
if you close your ears
you can feel it in your chest bone

feel it?

don’t move your feet yet.
that’s the first mistake
just sway to the beat
back and forth

got it?

if you move your body
your hips will go
if your hips go
your knees follow and your arms too

easy…isn’t it ?

close your eyes
you’re alone
remember
be alone

it’s okay

now
you got the rhythm
your body is used to moving
let your feet go
baby steps

move!

I SAID MOVE MOTHERFUCKER!

this is the hardest part
and it’s not that hard
you’re not alone
not anymore

got it?

don’t watch the other dancers
they are doing their own thing
but be aware
they have their space, you have yours

it’s time to share.

feel that
your heart racing
feel that
it’s called sweat
.. do you feel?
the pace quickens
it’s easy to anticipate

breaks

and arcs

and the double drop of the bone thick bass

are your feet touching the ground….
at all?
or are you rising with them?
rise and fall
again and again
in the night
if the d.j. is good
you’ll never stop
but will have enough rest
to go ….. forever

until the time comes

…. don’t look….
reach out with your breath
you’ll know
when
you are dancing with someone else
the music slows
without losing it’s need
reach out with one arm
put it on their shoulders
leave one arm free for now
feel their dance
their rise and fall
anticipate their breaks
and arcs
let them know yours
a hand on your chest
or your hip
their thigh … next to yours
a steady grind but no
bump
close your eyes
just you and … her/him.. does it matter?
two people
alone
in a sea of dance
lean close
feel their breath on your neck
feel their heat
pushing up against yours
feel them
the music gets faster
and thicker
urgent and immediate
and you get closer
but not close enough
then it happens
the largest break
so huge and massive
you hold onto them for a moment
then let go

spin off
feet moving
body taken
into the mass
into the dance
and you are alone again....

this is life…

you start alone
we all start alone
sure we are surrounded by people
but really we are alone
it’s okay…..

*To be willing is to be able