Ballet

Girls play
At ballet.
Their skirts billow.
Thoughts of pillow
And bed
Fill his head.

Youthful feet tap.
The gap
‘Twixt lust,
Dust
And art,
Is not that far apart.

19 thoughts on “Ballet

  1. L. Stevens's avatarL. Stevens

    I loved this. I’ve always found that the costumes that male dancers wear can be quite salacious, in line with the last lines of your poem!

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