Ballerina tears

Tight chignon and ballet pink tights 

Her radiant costume glittering from spotlights 

Effortless tour piques and arabesque 

A strong silhouette, entirely statuesque 

Fluid choreography danced to perfection 

Inspiring one and all with admiration 

Beautiful, graceful and happy, isn't she? 

That is what people see 

 

Blisters, cuts and bruises 

Bloody toes sore and abused 

Disorders and constant pressure 

Yes, elegant but also stressed and unsure 

Pearls of sweat dripping on the floor

 From hours of practice till she can't do more 

Trained to be a machine 

Smaller than models in magazines 

A ballerina, graceful, flawless, but tiny 

Yes, this is a well hidden reality

I imagined the choreagraphy of The Dying Swan while writing.

Author's Note

A small poem that I've written to make people realise about the disturbing realities many professional ballet dancers go through during their careers.

Reviews

[raj24]

on Tv i have seen ballet dancers..looking at them i always how graceful they are...your words just shown the other side of that..the pain, the hard work that they put to make them look so elegant..i am grateful to you for writing such nice thoughts..thanks for sharing..beautifully written :)

Raj

[Dandelion]

Thank you so much! I am glad that you liked it. I am a ballerina myself (not professional) but I've seen a little into what some have to go through and I thought that it was important to me to share this message.

[Anne Timmins]

I really like the message in this poem. You are very wise. Cool really isn't everything. I like how unique your poem is and enjoyed reading it very much.

[Dandelion]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[Jackson H. Harley]

Love this poem, beautifully written and portraying a very relatable message, great work :)

[Dandelion]

Thanks a lot! I am surprised to see that some people like it since it was roughly done with no second checks but I am glad that people see the message I made through this peom :)

[Froggie]

i love how this poem is really not only about ballet dancers but about how everyone goes through struggles and though they look happy you never know if they really are.

[Dandelion]

This is what I wanted to give as a message while writting this. Thanks a lot for reviewing!

[Pamela Haddad]

Great imagery and overall good poem :)

[Dandelion]

Thanks alot :)