The Figure Skater
by: Mhientaye
I love to float.
I love to fly.
I love the feel of the chilled breeze
That brushes lightly across my face
And through my hair.
The skate and the blade
Become a part of me,
Rather than being just a simple tool.
It becomes an extension
Of who I am as a figure skater.
The blades give me the ability to fly.
When I am skating,
I am the most graceful being on earth.
I can skate better than I
Can walk.
I move effortlessly.
All my muscles obey me.
The blades give me beauty
That only I will know.
The ice becomes my silver dance floor.
Power. Beauty. Grace.
With the blades on me,
I am all three.