My Tango

I danced on the stairs leading to the top
Tango melody playing in my soul and ears
Spun on the edge of the railing
And I kissed the wind...

The first breath
And the last exhale
I looked up
And I closed my eyes firmly

For the last time I felt this pain…
And I drowned out the music with my scream…

Fire danced with me
Heat burned my pain away
Wailing with me
Angry, hurt, devouring

Burst with pieces of gas containers
Moaned to fracture the rocks
Hissed the words unspoken
Bent on destroying everything in our path

And I danced in the flames...
Hit my last stroke of the castanets...

Steel heels hit the floor
Rustling skirt beat out the rhythm
Heart was beating evenly, living again
And the flames...

They are in me.
Icy, not hot
Destructive, not desiring
Mine, never tamed.

Abrazo... hold me...
Dance with me in flames...

Castanets again played
The violin sang
Salida... Let us start dancing...