In the moment that she took his hand,
And they walked out onto the hardwood floor,
His heart beating rapidly
And his hands shaking slightly.
The moment that she smiled,
And it took all his cares away,
He loses himself in the moment
And nothing else matters.
Dancing in the darkness,
He watches as she looks his way
And then smiles sweetly
And then quickly looks away.
He smiles and blushes,
His cheeks warm with an emotion,
And his knees weak with a nervousness
That he has not experienced in his life.
The music loud and the chatter
Of the surroundings clear,
But to him, there are only
Two people in the world--
Her in her own beauty
and him in his nervousness--
As they dance in the darkness.
In this moment,
He finds contentment
And in this moment,
A wish comes true.
In the darkness where they dance,
She is his light,
And in the darkness,
He whispers songs as they dance along.
Where it will go from here,
They really do not know,
But as it is right now,
He lives a lifetime in this moment,
As they dance in the darkness.
Robert J. Nye 2005
