Dancing Naked

I want to dance naked
Baring my soul
Baring myself
Twisting and thriving on the floor
In the light
Rolling and rocking
To your rhythm
The beating of your heart
The pulsing of your skin

I want to dance naked
I want my cheeks to flush red
With sweat
With blood
To calm my nerves
Raise the stakes
Strip inhibitions raw
Let it all go
Dance it all away

I want to dance naked
My feet off the ground
Flying through fog
Like I don’t care
Until almost there
Dizzy with music
And tears in my eyes

I want to watch you dancing
Contorted and distorted
In pleasure
In pain
Counting aloud
Mouthing with lips
One and two
To tango
I’ll follow you

Forward, back
Inside, outside
Side to side
Dipping, bending
Gripping, extending
Ripping, mending

I want to dance naked
While friction sparks
Scarring marks
Where your body pressed to mine
Partners entwined
Palm to palm
Eye to eye
Can you see me dancing blindly?
Sensing through motion
Feeling through air
Completing the pair

Dance with me
Let me lead you
I’ll show you the way
The steps are inside you
Nothing to learn, nothing to fear
Bare your soul
Bare yourself
A unified whole
Twirl and turn
Spin and burn

Dance with me.
Breathe with me.
Bleed with me.
Join with me.

I can’t dance alone.