Teach me how to dance for I have two left feet
I didn’t catch that last step so would you please repeat?
I know in my head what moves I must make
Yet everytime the music starts, I keep making a mistake
I’m trying my best but I just can’t get it right,
Maybe I’m just not fit for this kind of spotlight,
Envy invades me as I watch them sway and leap
Tempting me to just turn my head and leave
Yet a little voice in my head tells me not to quit
Just keep practicing, that ought to do the trick
Is that all you got? Are you really giving up?
It’s okay to get tired and hit pause but never stop.
If you need help then don’t be afraid to ask,
Pick someone to teach you, one that you can trust,
Let your heart listen to all the beats and the rhythm
Erase all your worries and let yourself learn.
(C) Joan Miranda
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What a great way to express such a vital life lesson!
Thank you…:)
I hope it helps other people who gets to read it and having a moment of cowardice.
Thanks for visiting
This is beautifully strong
Thank you David…
Dancing was never my strongest suit and the words just came to me…:)
I just wish that people can at least be inspired not to quit by what I wrote, not just in dancing but in other things in life…:)
From your profile it says there that you are a teacher, and you write splendidly.
Your compliments mean so much to me.
It brightens up my day knowing that some people bothered to read what I wrote and share to me their insights…:)
I’d really love to get to know you well but I can’t find where to click about you on your site…:)
Again, thanks so much
well, my about is there, but I don’t think there is much there:) you can ask anything you like though…and in all seriousness, everything I have read by you is very well written
Now that just melted my heart…
ooh I have plenty of questions, I’ll send them to you later… but for now I have to meet and surprise my friend for his birthday…:)
Hmmmm… what made you write?
What led you to writing?
Where do you get your inspiration?
oh sweet girl, you are a great writer, this had the true sweetness of your voice all through it, you dance spendidly through lyric, and so our souls dance with yours.:)
Thank you! I’ll never get tired of saying how thankful I am that i have come across your blog…:)
Great message for all of us to summon up that inner courage, work hard, and just do it!
Thank you…:)
I appreciate how you think my poem has a lesson to offer…:)
Nice one!! 🙂
Thank you…:)
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” -Thoreau
Dance on dear soul! ~Regards, Dan
Thanks…:)
Nice poem, but I’m still not a good dancer 🙂
Me too.. I’m not a good singer but I’d rather sing in front of a thousand people than shake my hips even for just a few people
Through this poetry, you taught your readers a beautiful lesson!! Life requires all courage to keep moving! We need to be bold enough to keep making attempts until we succeed!
Simply amazing poetic skills!
With love,
-Naima.
Thanks…:)
Really glad you enjoyed it…:)
My pleasure as always 🙂
-Naima.
Success is all about trying and trying and trying.. the moment we stop we lose.. You said it so beautifully 🙂
I know right…:)
Let’s never stop trying, no matter how many times we fall, until we reach our goal…:)
Amen 🙂
What an optimistic poem. So let’s dance away. Incidentally, I just posted a peom”There’s too much beauty to quit”:-)
Will read it…:)
Thanks for sharing it…:)