She Danced
By Laura Adkins

"I danced once in the dark for him,"
she said and looked away.
"A secret rhythm so fresh and free...
      foolish me!"
(Smoke lingers on her lips, a rotten cloud.)
"Do you think he'll come if I wait?"
She smiled brilliantly. 

You have not learned at all, I thought.
"You never trust me anyway, I say.

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