ballerina slippers
he plays the piano
as she starts her routine
her slippers white
knowing as she grows older
this will be their time
now she is older, the heels and soles
black from practice
she bends her body like a stalk into the
melody
he's never taken this time
for granted
even after all the disagreements
when she moved her body like war
now, she watches her daughter dance
she keeps her old slippers
in a shoebox
she is glad her dad didn't let her
grow up too fast
nor did she want to...
{erren geraud kelly}
