The Dancer knew instinctively what to do. She danced. She danced for joy, she danced for strength, she danced for sorrow, she danced for weariness. She was the Dancer, so she danced, and the dance was life!
I am not afraid of death &n-; only of dying
I am not afraid of pain &n-; only of the terror of being in pain
I am not afraid of loneliness &n-; only of being lonely
I am not afraid of poverty &n-; only of being poor
I am not afraid of disease &n-; only of being sick once more
I am not afraid of the boogeyman &n-; only of being scared by him
I am not afraid of failure &n-; only of failing
I am not afraid of the unknown &n-; only of finding it out
I am not afraid of what might get me &n-; only that it might
I take all my fears and lay them at the feet of The Mighty Wind
The Wind comes
Ignores my offerings
And DANCES with me!
All the while, the Dancer was talking, she was dancing. And as she danced, the others joined in. First Salmon joined in skipping, and if you watched closely, you could tell it was as though he was skipping on water. Then Butterfly joined in, lightly flitting about, and shimmering slightly from time to time. Then The Dancer Magnifique joined in, taking the dance to another level. How long they danced, nobody knew.