DANCING IN THE REVERIE

ByRoger Wallock copyright 2007

Booming bass underlies the furious beat
spinning and gyrating to the maniacal music.
Pulling her close then whirling her away again.
Steam escapes from the melting sweat and skin.
Oblivious to the circle of onlookers admiring
the intensity and passion of the dancing duo.
He only sees her in motion, locking eyes with
his one and only partner in this maddening
Rhythmical moment.
The song crescendos, ebbs, and dies. 
A nano second of screaming silence deafens
the atmosphere.
Amateurs whisper “seize the day” and slink
off the floor but these two grasp hands and
impatiently wait for woofer to blare out the
next blood pumping melody. Their defiant
stance yawps “Carpe Diem!”
The bass booms and they once again begin
to thwart Time with a tenacious tango.
As he reaches to enfold her,

demonical fact slaps him awake.
His shy heart contracts and spurts
anxious blood into a stressed soul,
feeling the terror beat to the ethereal
illusion.

He aches to be the dreamy dancer
and deserve the life long partner he
lies next to.
But
panic driven, timid insecurity
keeps him dancing in the reverie

and never in reality