Dance for PD poem - get out the tissues!

NEW DANCER

by Karen Lynch

I AM STIFF

I AM TWISTED

I AM DETERMINED

I GET UP

I AM ACHY

I AM SLOW

I DON’T SLEEP

I KEEP GOING

I AM TILTED

I FEEL SLUGGISH

I CAN’T DO IT

I FEEL OFF-BALANCE

I GET DRESSED

I TRY TO EAT

I MISS MY MOUTH

I DON’T GIVE UP

I CHANGE MY CLOTHES

I PUT ON SHOES

I TRY TO WALK

I ALMOST FALL

I TRY AGAIN

IT’S TIME FOR CLASS

I AM SLEEPY

I FEEL ANXIOUS

I AM CLUMSY

I DON’T GIVE IN

I CHECK MY WATCH

I  CAN’T MOVE

MY LEGS DON’T WORK

I AM TIRED

I DON’T LAY DOWN

I KEEP GOING

I  FIX MY HAIR

I DROP THE BRUSH

I  PICK IT UP

I HIT MY HEAD

I MUST LEAVE SOON

I GET IN THE CAR

I MUST KEEP MOVING

I DON’T GIVE UP

I STOP AT THE STORE

I CAN’T FIND MY WALLET

I HOLD UP LINE

I DROP MY PURSE

I AM EMBARRASSED

I DON’T CRY

I  DRIVE TO THE STUDIO

I AM A MESS

I PARK THE CAR

I FEEL SCARED

I WANT TO HIDE

I TRY TO STAND

I TRY ONCE MORE

I WALK TO THE ENTRANCE

I PULL THE DOOR

I CAN’T GET IN

I GET SOME HELP

I LOOK AROUND

I SEE A FACE

I SEE A WALKER

I SEE A SMILE

I SEE THE RAMP

I AM NERVOUS

I TRY TO SMILE

I START TO SHAKE

I CAN’T SIGN IN

I FEEL ASHAMED

I TRY TO TALK

I AM NOT HEARD

I GO AND SIT

I AM ASKED

I GIVE AN ANSWER

I FEEL UNSURE

 

I SEE THE TEACHER

I HEAR THE MUSIC

I START TO LOOSEN

I MOVE MY ARMS

I FEEL BETTER

I LOOK AROUND

I MIGHT BELONG

WE FEEL THE RYTHM

WE START TO LAUGH

WE START TO SWAY

WE ARE RELAXING

WE FEEL THE MUSIC

WE ALL ARE MOVING

WE ARE ALL SLOW

WE ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL

WE ALL ARE AWKWARD

WE ARE ALL GRACEFUL

WE ALL ARE JOYFUL

WE ARE ALL DANCING

WE ALL ARE LIFTED

WE ALL ARE SOARING

WE ALL CAN FEEL IT

WE NOW ARE BOWING

WE FEEL ACCEPTED

WE GET EMOTIONAL

WE ARE ALL HOLDING

WE ARE CONNECTED

WE ARE ALL TWISTED

WE ARE ALL WEARY

WE ARE ALL AWKWARD

WE ALL DON’T KNOW IT

WE ALL ARE DANCING