Center Stage
Gor
"you don’t like him very much
you don’t like him very much
do you?
I don’t blame you.
do you? I don’t blame you
He's impossible
He's impossible
headstrong'
headstrong
egotistical
egotistical
unforgiving
unforgiving
arrogant as all hell!
arrogant as all hell!
the thing is,
the thing is,
you'll be hardpressed to find any
you'll be hardpressed to find any
choreographer/company director
true Gorean Master/Mistress
who isn't like that.
who isn't like that.
The unwise dancer
the unwise kajira
blames them.
blames them.
"He didn’t like me"
"He didn't like me"
"She was unfair"
"She
was unfair"
"i should have had that part"
"this girl should have had that spot"
The smart ones
The smart ones
know where to look
know where to look
when things get rough
when things get rough
It isn't there - the center floor
It isn't there - the open room
It's here - the barre
It's here - the training hall
No matter what happened
No matter what happened
in class,
in channel,
in performance,
in private message,
last week,
last week
five minutes ago…
five minutes ago…
if you can come back here -
if you can come back here -
the barre
the training hall
you'll be home.
you'll be home.
the 'barre'
the Trainer
yes it was her focus
yes, He was her focus
her given
her given
when all would collapse
when all would collapse
around her…
around her…
the barre was there
He was there
the litany of
the litany of
the repetition
the repetition
yet, in that repetition
yet, in that repetition
perfection could be
perfection could be
created!
created!
plie
nadu
port de bras
tower
pointe tendu
bara
developpe
slave lips
extension
sula
arabesque
submission
and with all
and with all
this training…
this training…
she would become
she would become
ballerina.
kajira.
