Dancing in the dark

I dance in the dark
arms outstretched
feet moving
to the beat inside my head

I wonder
if I asked you to dance
would you join me?

Maybe you would
maybe you wouldn’t

I’ll never know
because
I’m too afraid to ask

There’s too much at stake
for me to risk the chance
that you’d turn me down
that you’d say no

I couldn’t survive
my heart being broken
by you

There’s too much
desire
hope
possibility
history

I know that I’m missing out
by fearing failure
but I can’t bring myself
to say the words out loud
to ask you to dance

So here I am
alone
dancing in the dark
arms outstretched
feet moving
to the beat inside my head