Tango Therapy - translated

He led her nervously, somehow abruptly
It did make some sense, but felt rather worring
As if the dance was his therapy,
And she could not help but follow him.

She gasps in a prickly embrace,
Badly needing a break,  but yet
She is pacing  the floor
with quick skillful steps
Thinking though
she won't manage for long

She does not feel like a partner right now -
But a tool for one's will
Yes, it can happen in tango:
We may not feel
at ease with each other,
But you are in the dance,
so do make a stance!

He suddenly stopped, fallen off,
a bit early for music...
And it seemed that he's just realized
That he has been holding a different person-
Feeling confused,
mutters "Thank you..." - and leaves, compromised.
The follower's answer comes in the void:
"It's all right ..."
She stays there, still feeling trapped, hypnotized
by hysterical tango and nervous rhythm,
his pain understood - no regret, no offence.

Sometimes we do need those therapy partners
And tango, probably, could be of help
And with a weeping of a poet,
and with the music of the heart
Feelings are shared
Embraced by kind tango love.


11/01/2018