Dance For Joy

joy is a soul that knows no pain
its seen you clean its seen you small

and so you dance this once for pleasure
and let your grief out for a stroll

ultimate highs for ultimate downs
i thank the king for both - ive seen his crown

dimly bright, for he is the light

i whirled numbly for a few eternities

and when i returned i fell down to my knees - intensely sane, and ever forgiven

and i hear my love say:

are you dancing for pleasure or joy?


a tear escapes my eye and falls onto the ragged concrete earth
splattering in all directions into fragments of infinite light and madness - no sadness
but then they settle back down on to the ground again into dampness- and i forget thier essence.