This Body is Meant for More

By

Jennifer Angelina Petro

It is necessary to dance,

In one form or another,

Even for a moment, alone,

Without judgment, or, at very least,

As little judgment as possible.

Dance over to the coffee pot,

Dance to the door, through the room,

To bed.

This body is meant for more

Than very nearly robotic, albeit

Necessary movements.

It is meant to unfold—fluid, grand,

Dramatic, slowly, curling downwards,

Rising upwards—arms outstretched–

Gathering and releasing a sky

Of a million suns.