She dances
She twirls
On pin-pointed toes

Her hands in the air
No one sees it
The perfect show

Swirling and twirling
The smile large and inviting
Painted on her face

No one sees
The perfect show
For you and me

She stumbles and falls for a moment
Quiet no one says or does anything
No one sees
The perfect show as she stands up and continues
No one sees

The smile is gone and doubt creeps in

She dances and swirls
One perfect pin-point toes
What can they say?

They didn't see it they claim
When she falls once again
That painted smile gone
Feet flat on the ground, knees skin
Hands burning

The world slowing as she kneels to it

They didn't see it, they claim
The doubt, the jealousy
The cries

They didn't see it

She doesn't get up