Shall We Dance?

Shall I dance with you knowing again what will happen, if I dare?
Do I welcome you with my arms spread open, and curl my fingers through your dark hair?
This dance with you I remember so well because it ended with me all alone.
I was embracing the man I thought was my knight, only your heart turn out to be made of stone.
Around and around we twirled to the music, you whispered my name oh so sweet.
The promises made and the dreams we shared left me dizzy, and my defenses, weak.
I laid my head upon shoulder, and closed my eyes, feeling the rhythm of love.
The music was perfect and we danced as one, our bodies fit together like a glove.
Then it changed, I remember the pain when you stopped dancing with me.
I opened my eyes and you weren’t there, and I wondered why I didn’t see.
I was only a fancy, someone who caught your interest, for just a dance or two.
I had to dance by myself and learn to love me, starting over again without you.
Then again you appeared standing, looking at me with those eyes beckoning to dance.
I have only known pain in being with you, there was only the beginning romance.
It hurts me still because my love was boundless and my intentions of us were forever.
I’m sorry, my love, I know that I can’t dance with the devil and expect to feel pleasure.
I have discovered this truth; that it’s only myself I can dance with and be free.
The one person who really wanted me happy the whole time we danced wasn’t you, but me...

Randy McPeek