I miss the hard wooden floor beneath my bare feet I miss the flying and fleeting moments of improved steps I miss the unknown becoming known I miss the repetive count that revealed the unexpected I miss the music and the rapid heart beats I miss the sweat and the blood and the aches and the pains and the heartbreak and failures and triumphs and success I miss the stage and the stage freight I miss the wings and the spot light I miss the pitch black silence I miss the roar of the crowd I miss the life and the love and the feet that use to be mine When I was part of the dance