Dance
Dance, I said, dance
and float along the microscopic images,
fall gently into the waters
of the Arabian Sea just for me.
Dance until blisters unpeel from your heel
And leave blood splatters
For angels to follow
Into your darkness-
Let them swallow your fears
And welcome the light to settle gently
Into the brown of your eyes-
Listen to their whispers.
Shelley Nation is a veteran Chicago poet of 20 years. She is an occasional co-host and stand in host for Wordslingers, a poetry radio show out of Loyola University (wordslingers.org).