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The Ballet
Silken slippers,
tights, gloved hands, and
Fluffy tutus
permit them to move upon the stage
To recorded
music licensed by New York.
There are many
dancers: children of dentists,
School teachers,
lawyers, florists, domestics—
All prancing
upon the stage,
Trying their
best to fake coordination.
The evening
wears on: one age-group succeeds
Another
age-group.
This one in
orange taffeta.
This one is beige taffeta.
This one in
third grade.
This one in sixth grade.
They keep
coming.
One after another.
After a while,
after dancers have tired, and
After
grandparents and relatives have seen
Their progeny
prance a while,
Amidst much
bowing and applause,
The ballet comes
to an end.
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