But of course you can’t,can you
because dancing together is decades deep
and dancing is an encyclopedia
of experience shared
shuffling and kicking our feet
in the kitchen
knowing the drop,knowing the beat
in advance where to put our feet
and how it all lets go
how together it is more intimate
even than sex
and how if you read it right
flick your toes,jerk your toes
it tells you all you need to know about
yourself
so now i’m alone
and i’m dancing with the phantoms
of you all
and i’m choosing the one
that has the better arse
and spinning like a stupid dervish
.
Niall Griffiths
Picture Nick Victor
.