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The Dance

By Sheila Jan StaufferPublished 4 years ago 1 min read

I am not here

no more

Keeping score

In this snow globe

Dancing a different Sound

Spinning round n round

Shake it and see

Where I’ll land next

Don’t want to text

Or play these games

Twister habitat sweet valley high

It doesn’t matter

I’m not shy.

My **** is real

I got the short end of the deal

I see it POF is a joke

With a crude arse piece of bloke

Going up in smoke

I don’t give up

Wtf

No I’m not talking trash

I may sound a lil brash

Have a hunch that it isn’t found in

Kramer’s capt crunch

I don’t think so

Cause the pop is not jiving with crack

and SNAp ........

What is the meaning of Life

Used to be a wife

being a mother is a sacrifice

One that requires a heart and

So

Let me start

This isn’t over till it’s over

Going 65 miles

all the way

to Ohio from PA

Phoenix, Portland, St Pete and LA

nothing is going to stop me

from graduating and getting that PhD

Heck Robert on the street

Has more to give than the arrogant beat

Pump and grind in my mind

Can I get an AMEN.

I am stronger than I look

And tougher than a book

This chapter has only begun

And the son of the one

Has brought me to my knees

Do or die skipping the homies

I need a place

In this space

Where I am good enough

In a Home that is lit

and I feel welcomed to sit.

If I could stretch

and close my eyes

maybe you would let me stay

and

realize

that I was alright

Good nite.

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About the Creator

Sheila Jan Stauffer

Hello I am Sheila 56 years young and have been a creative writer all my life. You can read my poem - lyrics to song based on my life called Snap - The Dance.

Thank you.

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