Vent

The Replacements

A dance I've known since
I first saw my reflection in my father's eyes.

My partners have been princes
and starving artists...

Greek gods and crowns.

And every one of them certain they lead.

But it's always my dance.

I make the first move,
which is no move at all.

I've always just understood...

...that they will eventually find themselves
in front of me.

Primitive, beautiful animals.

Their bodies responding
to the inevitability of it all

It's my dance

I have performed it
with finesse and abandon

...with countless partners.

Only the faces change.

And all this time, I never suspected...

...the night would come
when the dance would end

- Fiona Goode