She woke up
this morning
in agony and defeat.
This poor prima ballerina
had lost
both of her feet.
It seems that someone,
who shall remain nameless,
had cast a spell
in order to perform
any ballet
and dance it well.
The witches agreed
to her request
and prepared a brew
in exchange
for a trusty wart remover
and an IOU.
The new recipient danced
her way to the top
and made her claim
with a marathon
of pirouettes
and instant fame.
The only problem was obvious
and she could not
win
from ever stopping
the dizziness
of this perpetual spin.
So be careful for what you wish for
or you may lose
your breath
by rotating in one position
towards
an imminent death.
Drinking from the witches brew
had backfired
leaving her with this curse
and meanwhile the prima ballerina
put her misfortunes
in reverse.
As a survivor
she was still an artist
who laid her soul bare
by adapting
a new choreography
from her wheelchair.
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this morning
in agony and defeat.
This poor prima ballerina
had lost
both of her feet.
It seems that someone,
who shall remain nameless,
had cast a spell
in order to perform
any ballet
and dance it well.
The witches agreed
to her request
and prepared a brew
in exchange
for a trusty wart remover
and an IOU.
The new recipient danced
her way to the top
and made her claim
with a marathon
of pirouettes
and instant fame.
The only problem was obvious
and she could not
win
from ever stopping
the dizziness
of this perpetual spin.
So be careful for what you wish for
or you may lose
your breath
by rotating in one position
towards
an imminent death.
Drinking from the witches brew
had backfired
leaving her with this curse
and meanwhile the prima ballerina
put her misfortunes
in reverse.
As a survivor
she was still an artist
who laid her soul bare
by adapting
a new choreography
from her wheelchair.
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