Dance Away the Day by Jeff Flesch

Photo by Matteo Catanese on Unsplash

as a tear

escapes my eye,

I resist

even more,

not wanting

to face

the deluge

needing

to pour forth

gritting

my teeth,

searing pain

in my chest,

with a stomach

that won’t last

through

the infinitudes

of plentiful

feelings

bubbling up,

and brewing

straight to the top

so fast

no stopping

them now,

as

the trauma

that became our

very existence,

is exposed,

raw,

beholden,

and,

for so long

lived,

within

our reminiscence

of times

caged

premonition,

that

the dance

now displayed

gives way,

and,

what

pours forth

on a daily basis

is the balance of

a reservoir of tears

held onto,

just like

a vice grip, now

flayed

wide open,

as the tears,

continue

to give way,

playing now

to their

own tune,

as they

so gracefully

dance away the day

-JEFF FLESCH

Jeff grew up in Los Angeles, and now lives in Corvallis, Oregon, where he works in Educational Leadership. Jeff’s interests and passions include personal and professional development, developing new ways to increase access to higher education, and creating inspiration, transformation, and more equity throughout society. Visit Develop. Inspire. Transform. to read more of his thoughts and writing.

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