Break Up

for our contemporary
dance performance

I wore my white leopard
tucked more convincingly
taped more securely

all us ladies
danced with balloons
music and costumes from UP

the night ending gracefully

while driving in street lights
I did not notice something

I had been living with it all my life
in this moment
it was gone

it wasn't tucked away
it wasn't taped down and back

I did not notice something
I had been living with it all my life

what I did notice
is the peace
in cutting ties