Elbows
Darren Hanlon

On a warm night in March on a dark disco floornI danced up a storm like I’d never beforenEvery step in the book and then some that weren’t listednFor a song or two I felt nothing else existednnNow if a dream curled at your feetnYou’d take it home and name itnI’m struggling now to find something to blame it on strobing effectsnor perhaps it was that dressnBut my eye was captured by a beautiful actressnnNow the minutiae is still in my memory writ largenAs she danced nearer me with her coy entouragenShe tugged at the scarf round her neck it came loosenShe flung it and hung it from the disc jockey’s boothnnBut before I continue one moment’s reprievenI grant you dear audience a chance to leavenFor my tale never ends in that it never startednWhen the house lights came on I’d already departednnNo not one word was spoken nor a glance exchangednWhen the sun rose next morning the world hadn’t changednSee we only touched elbows was the plain naked truthnAnd I can’t even backup my story with proofnnWe only touched elbowsnI felt our bones clunk togethernThen the moment was over in a falling feathernAn accident sure, but it happened I’ll wrangle!nOur elbows did touch our arms at right anglesnnNow there’s naught the nosey observer could’ve guessednBut the rock and roll drummer inside of my chestnEveryone’s seen her films and now whisper her namenThat we only touched elbows is not such a shamennBecause the world’s getting crowded and I can’t see a lapsenIt’s not about leaving spaces but filling the gapsnWe’re all knocking and bumping strangers all the timenSometimes we don’t notice, mostly we don’t mindnnA foot brushes your ankle on a peak hour busnSomeone’s hand on the small of your back as they passnA shopkeepers fingers while handing your changenCan lightly brush yours without feeling too strangennBut why I felt so alive I can’t quite determinenThere could be a world to explain it in GermannSome take others home, waking up to regret itnWe only touched elbows and I’ll never forget itnnNow the innocent DJ still spins his black moonsnAnd keeps us all moving with his faithful tunesnThe lights nod in sync they’re mechanically powerednWe only touched elbows and I still haven’t showered

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