A Graceful Dance

There is breathless

Hush in the close

I see you move

Unaware of

Sound and fury of

My pride

Effortlessly

Like a peacock

Spreading its wings

You dance to the rhythm

Nobody guessed 
your struggle of

Stiff bones
And unstable mind

It was not easy

Many times 
I almost died

To see you fall

After few graceful steps

On the floor

Unable to arise

Remember I said

“You cannot do

Leave it,

This art is not for you”

You blinked, confused when

I packed your anklets

Kept them aside

I blamed myself

For dreaming on a star

Guilt stunk me like a thorn

I could not mould you

Into perfection

Of a happy child

But today, 
Wide-eyed I watched
Through my night-smudged vision

You moved

Twisted and twirled

To a rhythm of your soul

Pulsing my heart

With melody 
that cut like a knife

I could only hear
Audience around me

Applaud many times.

Tears blind me

I see you shine