Strong Women

The lights go down
there is a woman
in a hula hoop.
Music, her body,
her distressed face
her night clothes
her breasts loosely covered
hopelessly hanging
and that hoop
tell a story
"You cant break that
which isnt yours"
something devastating
has happened here
we all shiver

The bellydancer
with a tree on her back
The juggler
with water for hands
That hula hoop pair
with arms of steel-
strong women
free in expression
versatile

I might not have
the right words
at the right time
but I sure can clap
with my hands numb

Breathing in Life.