DANCE AGAIN
DANCE AGAIN
When I was a child, I would dance
I'd dance every time I had the chance
I did not care who would see me
It was me I was not afraid to be
I'd dance to Gospel, country, reggae or hip hop
Disco, Electronic, Latin, or bebop
I dance anywhere, it really didn't matter
Until my self-esteem, my peers did shatter
They would criticize, laugh, and joke
My confidence in me now was broke
I'd hear the music and would want to move
But I would hear their laughs and ignore the groove
There was a time I would dance and not care
But now dance in public I wouldn't dare
I noticed my life was not the same
Dull, boring, and full of shame
I would try to return to the mind of a child
But it just seemed too weird, crazy and wild
But today as I sit here and wonder
Why did I allow them to still my thunder?
I have lost me in the midst of my peers
They have installed in me unwanted fears
With a renewed mind I have decided to recover
The original me, this music lover
You can criticize, laugh, and even joke
But at least now the real me is woke
So, I will dance again and won't give a yam
And if you have a problem with it you can scram
You can speak your wisecracks, you can even shade
But I will no longer allow you to make me afraid
Afraid of being the one and only me
The me I am no longer afraid to be
When I was a child, I would dance
I'd dance every time I had the chance
And I am happy that I have restored the child in me
My life is now the best it can be, it is free
Casey S Bell
authorcaseybell.com
(609) 879-9631
PO Box 5231, Old
Bridge, NJ 08857
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