Dancing With Uncertainty

The band strikes up
A blood boiling, 
Bone shaking, 
Heart pumping,
Soul invigorating,
Ditty

Primal drums pulsing strong
Rowdy guitar rifts interweaving
Sultry saxophone steaming
Deep resonant cords blaring 

Communal space circles
Sacred temple arises
Late night ritual fire blazes
Silent and still
The dance floor beckons

In the shadow,
Pagan throngs congregate
Vibrating human hive
Merrymakers
Ecstatic dancers
Spiritual revelers
Escape artists
Drunkards

In the darkness, I wait
Hoping
Eagerly scanning
The jostling,
The morphing,
The swelling,
The swooning,
Crowd

Waiting for someone to venture forth
Waiting for someone to brave the gauntlet
Waiting for someone to dare the eyes of spectacle
Waiting for someone with heart

Uncertainty hangs in the air, daring

I cannot hold out for long

The suspense builds
The tempo quickens
The band has created
A soul riveting groove
Uncertainty reaches out a hand
My skin tingles
My body sways
My feet find their own momentum

In a moment the wave crashes
I am swept into the current of music
Uncertainty wraps a strong arm around my waist
A familiar comfort from the unknown

The voice of self-doubt
Skips across my mind
Catapulted by the exposure
What do they think?
Do I look a mad fool?
You are a mad fool?
Stop this madness now.
Go back to the shadow.

My heart entwines with uncertainty
Knowing more than the mind
My body succumbs to the guitar rifts
I surrender to the music
I surrender to uncertainty
I dance on

A wild, free, maniacal grin grows
A deep, resonant, belly laugh erupts
I dance on
Dancing with uncertainty