En Pointe

Ballet Shoes

By Gigi GibsonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Photo by Daria Rom on Unsplash

Blue ballerina,

Standing high on tippy-toes,

Pirouettes and spins.

performance poetry

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Gigi Gibson

Gigi Gibson is a writer and poet. She loves little rescue dogs, interior decorating, and chocolate. “To evoke an emotional response in my readers… that would be the most satisfying thing that I could accomplish with my writing.”

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