Two Left Feet
Jul. 16, 2014
I brushed my uniform with the right hand
Movement conjunction with beat of the band
Sitting on the corner, alone; I didn’t want them to
understand
…that I dance with two left feet.
I guess I met your stare
Don’t know if you felt sorry for my despair,
Or maybe didn’t care;
I just wished you hadn’t noticed…because I dance with two
left feet.
As your legs glided through the ballroom floor
Your beautiful body contoured, the lights couldn’t do justice to
the dress that you wore
With each of your step my anxiety soared
Hiding in my corner with my two left
feet.
“You want to give a girl a dance?” is what you said.
Your dimpled smile increased my dread
Because I didn’t want the word to spread
That I only dance with two left feet.
“It’s cozy here” I replied.
Staring away from you, with time I bide
Wishing rejection would save my pride
Embarrassed of my two left feet.
“You’re gonna let me dance on my own?”
Your determination is like stone;
My fear, your persuasion dethroned.
Below your stare quivering are my two left
feet.
So I got up and took your arm
Intoxicated by your charm
My hesitant attitude disarmed
As well as the stiffness of my two left feet.
I put my arms around your waist
Your soft hands my shoulders braced
The music started without haste
Anticipation was killing my two left feet.
First step I took was a mistake
Bungling with every move I make
The smile I gave you was a fake
But those that cannot lie are my two left feet.
“Just have fun, we got this.”
With calming voice my cares dismissed
I knew then this was a rare time; an opportunity I cannot
miss
Not everyday I get to impress someone like you with my two left feet.
With mind cleared, my cares absolved
Holding you close to me is like paradise evolved
Through many songs, our bodies on the floor revolved
Forgetting about my two left feet.
With every sound and every beat
Given the chance again, this decision I would repeat
For without you this night would have been incomplete
As I walked you home with my two left feet.
