She wouldn’t dance.
But still
he spun her in circles
twisted her arms
flipped her over
spun her again
’til she was dizzy.
And yet
she wouldn’t dance.
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Shawn L. Bird 
Beautifully written! 🙂
Thank you, Amara.
(Beautiful name, you have).
Thank-you so! Very kind of you! 🙂
Visit my blog, may you find something to read. See you Shawn!
I have already, but I shall do so again!
Like the old adage about leading a horse to water… =)
lol
It could be!
Shawn,
Wow, incredible imagery. Powerful story, the pull so intense. It made me smile I don’t know exactly why, and yet I feel sad at the same time. Great, so many emotions captured. Thank you!
Take care,
Pepper
Thanks, Pepper.
I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
This is beautiful!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
I can see it from his side and empathize. He wouldn’t dance for me. Frustrating and sad. Beautiful!
Thanks, Beth. 🙂 It’s all about perspective.
In the study of mechanics one of the bits of theory is summed up by the expression “Every couple has its moment”. So not true for humans!
I think couples definitely have moments. Millions of them!
This piece brings to mind the dancing scene in Singing in the Rain with Donald O’Connor dancing with a mop. 🙂 I have to say – that scene is priceless and the way he danced with her – oops I mean it – I started to believe the it was a her!!
Ah yes. Who needs humans? Astaire and the hat rack and- wasn’t it Gene Kelly with the mop?
Yes- here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlkrN4DXvO0 Classic dance!
Aha! I knew someone danced with a mop. It’s funny, I think of Donald with a mop and Gene with a light pole! Oy – whatever they may be, they both made their dance partners look human;). Thanks for the fixing my brain:)
Gene was with the light pole, too. And the umbrella. The routine was very well reinterpreted and skated by Kurt Browning in a famous CBC special: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXtd7xq7URM