Dancing

Life is hard for her,
mainly at school,
but also at home,
all of the pressure,
adults all seem to have forgotten,
how hard it is,
to be a teenager

dancing helps,
she isn’t sure why,
but guesses it helps to let go,
sometimes  she can’t dance,
the steps won’t come,
and she tries for whoever may be watching,

its harder to dance during lockdown,
she has to clear space on the lounge floor,
for her and her sister,
who dances with her