Swings

(Today's prompt was to write a swing poem.)


    If you don't know how to dance, try the swing.
    It's simple: step to the right,
    step to the left,
    then swing backward, forward.
    You're supposed to do it with a partner,
    but it also works well alone.
    Dancing tonight, a young girl, white;
    young adults, all races and all ages, varied genders and body types.
    A deejay spun, and the music pulsated,
    as I swung awkwardly from one foot to the next
    weighed down by backpack, laptop, and burdensome thoughts.
    And then it occurred to me,
    I could let my hair down.
    I swung off my pack, shook off my thoughts,
    and began to try the swing.