She Dances Poem by Ranita Badudu

She dances in the sunlight
She dances in the rain
She dances in delight
She dances through her pain

She has only a little time
To dance out her ballet
She has only a little time
Like sand slipping away

(Sand in an hourglass,
Time passing much too fast)

She dances to the darkness
She dances to her end
She dances through the ashes
Her dance did life transcend

She has a mere few seconds
To dance and find her peace
She has a mere few seconds
Before her life will cease

(Dancing through her illness
Dancing for forgiveness)

Shadows behind corners
Shadows behind doors
Waiting not much longer
Waiting now no more


(February 2013)