Reliance

Glass-covered coffee table
painted with Dancers
and one word:
"Reliance"

the many stars in the sky
a romantic vision
an emotionalized lie
No matter

Dancing with friends
Darkness covers faults
They came miles to dance with us
We laugh in the perfect night

Dancing signifies the end of tears
Surrounded by God
Not party dresses,
not even postcards

A light with my eyes closed in a dark, dirty basement
alone, but not
"I wish I could dance as passionately as you,"
he says in my ear
I shout back my secret
over the killer beat

Dancing for God is the only way I can
Other people
need other people
at parties.
But if God's not there I can't dance