A Slow Dance

An unabashed smile
Lights up the night for us.
Your eyes spark
And your soul shines
Through the dust and grit
Of a selfish city,
And a lightness bubbles up
From deep within me.

Slowly,
Sedately,
We dance,
In direct contradiction
To the state of our feelings
And the racing thoughts inside.
We move and the music plays;
A beat escapes
And finds its way
Into already warmed hearts.