THE DANCE

Don’t wait 

for the when:

for the collapse 

to complete,

the rending to

warp and weft,

the bandages to come off,

the heart to open after breaking.

Start the dancing now.

Before the music begins, 

before the mood is right,

before you’ve learned all the steps.

Knowing is not the place to start from.

The moves will come in time 

and on their own, when you 

partner grief with love.