Hearing

She dances awkwardly on tender feet
dreaming of Rogers and Astaire,
Nutcracker Suite,
Peter Pan.

Hearing music in her soul,
she moves her dream across the stage
in a spotlight following her like God
as she listens for cheers.

The music stops.
the dance ends.
The applause swells, rumbles.
as the dream continues.
She awaits the next performance
with twitching feet.