Trying to Dance

If I get the steps right, it would be neat

I am trying to dance, but I have two left feet..

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I watch my compadres dance with grace

While I am just flailing my limbs in space

I am hyper-focused on trying to memorize

The dance steps, and I do not realize

That I literally keep missing the beat

And no step in a timely manner I complete..

Besides being stiff in my moves, I am playing catch-up too

Dance feels like something I am not cut out to do..

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I have begun to feel hopeless but I do not want to quit just yet

That I seemingly have two left feet, I try to forget

I keep trying to dance, leaving expectations behind

I start following the beat of the music, and I find

That I am actually getting the steps right

Even if my limb movements are not a pretty sight

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Tomorrow I shall give myself another chance

Hopefully with two left feet I can still learn to dance