SBC continuesPoetry Month with The Dance, a sophisticated yet simplistic work.Cornelius Eady, anaccomplished Poet and Author, Lamont Poetry Prize winner from the Academy of American Poets,Co-Founder of Cave Canem Organization andWorkshops, musical theater co-collaborator, Playwright, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and nominee, among other distinguished awards. A teacher for over twenty years and currently a Professor at Notre Dame University.
When the world ends,I will be in a red dress.
When the world ends,I will be in a smoky bar…..on Friday night.
When the world ends,I will be a thought-cloud.
When the world ends,I will be steam in a tea kettle.
When the world ends,I will be a sunbeam through…..a lead window,
And I will shake like the…..semis on the interstate,
And I will shake like the tree…..kissed by lightning,
And I will move; the earth will move…..too,
And I will move; the cities will move…..too,
And I will move, with the remains of…..my last paycheck in my pocket.
It will be Friday nightAnd I will be in a red dress,
Loose as a ballerina…..in zero gravity,
Equal at last with feathers…..and dust,
As the world faints and tumbles …..down the stairs,
The jukebox is overtaken at last,
And the cicadas, under the eaves,…..warm up their legs.
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