You should be dancing with her
instead of standing there
bobbing head
seeming cooler than thou
thinking she doesn’t mind
your bullheaded stance.

She may not mind.
She may be willing
to accept your unwillingness
to sweat
to move like a fool
to groove at the show
to prance
to dance.
She may think that what you offer her
is enough
and that may be true
for a while.

But it will not last
unless you’re willing to move fast
or slow
whatever the tempo requires
you need to find motions appropriate
or find a girl non-ambulatory.
This girl
she needs one who can match her pace
look her in the face
sweat streaming
parts flailing
pumping hearts and bumping parts.
She needs you to dance.

She’ll realize it eventually
and you’ll discover
she needs a lover with a better rhythm
whose shoes prove
how well he moves
how much he wants to please her
in whatever way he can.
She’ll go looking for a better man
a man who loves her enough to dance.

That could be you
if you pick another path
and you should – and quick.
This could be your last chance.
You should dance.