Empty Ballet

A girl dances away
An empty stage decked in gray
The blisters burn
Still she turns

A smile on her frozen face
A skeleton decked in satin and lace
Dance for the crowd
Bleed for the stars
Hide the scars

When the curtains fall and they dim the lights
She dreams only of a bird in flight
Of fields of green
Of fruits that gleam

But the apples are poison
The Prince is a lie
The Tower too tall
The Hero too shy

Empty ballet
Discarded display
Deadly cliche
Stay the same way

Reviews

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Wow. This poem is so hauntingly lovely. I love it.
"A smile on her frozen face
A skeleton decked in satin and lace"
You really portrayed the message. And this is the first time I've read something about ballet poem like this I've ever read, and I seem to like and connect to it a lot. Really nice job :)

[Rae Newsome]

Oooh I love this. Even with such few words, I can see it playing out in my head as I read.

[Mashairi]

this is an amazing piece. you really portrayed how one of the most beautiful things in the world can still be dark, and that's what i love about it :)

[Kathryn]

'Bleed for the stars, hide the scars'. Beautiful, and exactly how I always saw ballet when I danced in the past. Fantastic job :)

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

amazing poem great imagery and flow

100/100

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A ghostly affair of interludes and steps, I feel poised for the next installment, a broken flow that captivates the reader, well done, good read.

[Karina Anderson]

The last two verses are my favorite! It's such a quick, swift read that opens up the mind of the writer with out saying to much. The girl seems wishful but is grounded by reality. Very nicely writer. Shelving in my library :]

[Zack Burton]

I think this is an excellent fusion of both rhythm and rhyme. You alter the rhyme scheme every stanza, but still manage to hold onto the style. Very good. I nearly forgot that it was about ballet. Or is it?