dancers

not just some weirdos
drowning puppies, etc.
counterintuitive tap dancers 
crack bonded by the traumas
the monsters who are out there
spoiling jobs directed at artists
respectful judgments missing
occasional whittled brilliance
tightening the beast
the chess game, the board
they're millimeters absorbed
good guys give and rise
bad girls suck and give it up
because of the work
and you're right
for an hour & a half
in those dusty places
doing the respect work
approach is everything
go into it like a game 
you can win
you'll lose blown away 
absorbing bullshit 
they say not oh the 
soiled state of it