The Dance We Dreamed

We dreamed a dance, a song,

much bigger than ourselves.

We were so small, and

the world was so big, 

and colorful, and... dark.

We dreamed a dance that 

soon we could not fathom,

and the dance would be forgotten,

and we couldn't even remember the tune

in which the rhythm waltzed with.

We dreamed a dance, a song

that soon replaced the dream we dreamed.

We felt so small, in this big world,

and now the world is small and

we have gotten bigger.

I never wanted to forget.

I never wanted to forget the way

the world around me shimmered with vibrant shades,

and the way that music sounded as lovely as a masquerade,

and how everything was something new to explore.

I never wanted to forget

the song I sang, nor

the dance I dreamed...

the world, a beautiful ballet.

-LJ

15 March 2016