Dancer, the Transparent Mind

I can't put into words all the ideas that race through my brain,

Enter my heart, and ride through my veins

They express every emotion I feel,

The sensations, the sadness, the dreams I conceal

The pictures I see through thoughts and ideas,

An abstract future, beliefs that reign true

They're abstruse for my own mind to comprehend,

No use relating it to even my closest friend

Probably why it stays inside my chest, air tight,

One day I'll set it free, allow it to take flight

Let it soar like an eagle, the skies the limit,

No longer an act, a show, a gimmick

I guess I'm just afraid to release my internal life,

Lay it out for all to see my pain, and strife

It's not easy to expose every angle of myself,

I'd rather continue alone, than stop and ask for help

Some call it stubborn, lonesome, stupid, queer

if they really knew me, they’d know it's only fear

Why I become so anxious if it’s just in my head confuses me,

But I understand it's difficult to defeat

Maybe I like being mysterious or don't want to take the time to explain,

Either way there's not much for me to gain

My release is through artistic expression, creative chance,

I don't need inquiring minds, just a leap, sashay and a prance

The dance floor is my diary; my toes are the pen,

It’ll keep my secrets, let me fall on it over again

The music, the stage, the theater, the studio,

They’re the places I’m the most comfortable

They let me yell through my feet and cry through my spine,

Let me laugh through my arms, make every lyric divine

They let me worship, perform, release emotion,

Bring order to a desert full of commotion

It’s freedom, air, breath, life, satisfaction,

Intimate, revealing, and yet a main attraction

If you still don't understand, you don't need more answers,

Just believe and accept that I am a Dancer!