Will You Not Dance With Me?

I prefer to write in rhyme and rhythm,

Following clear and definite rules.

I understand the metered system,

Taming words and poetic tools.

Oh free verse why do you taunt me

With your metaphores and deep descriptions?

I stare into an endless abyss,

Of unravelling thoughts

As though I may loose my grip

Altogether

of her heartbeat:

My sweet, sweet

poetry.

Bring me my ballad to dance with me!

Twirl me around in time and space,

Moving in tempo and leading me on,

In a predictable secure embrace.

In the quiet I hear the yearning still

To let every thought drift

As though in an ebbing tide of emotion:

Washing in and out.

Breathing, moving, forming.

Racing and charging forward with great speed.

Then still,

Soft,

Ever so quietly,

Oh free verse:

Will you not dance with me?

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