Closet Dancing Queen

by Marie Elena

No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett/REX/Shutterstock (411137x) Saturday Night Fever, Karen Lynn Gorney, John Travolta ‘Saturday Night Fever’ – 1977

Closet Disco Queen

I was a band nerd.
Not a rah rah. Not a geek.
And not a surfer.

That wasn’t my bag.
But I liked walkin’ the beach
and catchin’ some rays.

I wasn’t a drag,
but not all show and no go.
Like, can you dig it?

I was no brick house.
If I stuck out my tongue, I
looked like a zipper.

Not a dancin’ queen.
Didn’t have the moves, ya know?
(Just keepin’ it real.)

© Marie Elena Good 2024