Life is Like a Waltz

They tell you that life is like a box of chocolates,             but it seems to you that life is really more like                         the awkward kind of waltz you’d attempt at a school dance, or maybe at your scary wild-eyed cousin’s             wedding, when...

Diplomacy

A Viennese waltz is difficult in thousand-dollar heels             I step into all-weather boots for the soft earth But I smooth the gown that brushes the floor             and cross the line that demarcates safety And curtsy to the man in the suit and gold cuff...