Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #251
You May Not Think
by Belinda Roddie
You may not think I'm pretty, but I shine
like rubies on the stage under the lights.
I dance and spin through all the swing and rhyme
of music that rejuvenates long nights
when people drink and worry about death
and crave for love that's empty like a glass
that hasn't been filled yet. I take the breath
away from the club's patrons, hear them gasp
and try to get their air back. And I think
I made a man fall in love with me. He
gave me a kiss and offered me a drink
once my routine was done. The reverie
I put him in was beautiful, so there.
You may not think I'm pretty - I don't care!
by Belinda Roddie
You may not think I'm pretty, but I shine
like rubies on the stage under the lights.
I dance and spin through all the swing and rhyme
of music that rejuvenates long nights
when people drink and worry about death
and crave for love that's empty like a glass
that hasn't been filled yet. I take the breath
away from the club's patrons, hear them gasp
and try to get their air back. And I think
I made a man fall in love with me. He
gave me a kiss and offered me a drink
once my routine was done. The reverie
I put him in was beautiful, so there.
You may not think I'm pretty - I don't care!
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