again

will we ever go dancing
again? will there be dancing?
slowly we gather again.
when we see each other
will there be embraces?
will we be hesitant, or
will we press into each other?
there are so many ways
i have missed you.
there are so many ways
for us to say we’re sorry.
forgive me.
will there be healing?
will we rediscover
our joy in one another?
will we learn again
to exercise grace?
will we choose now
to be prisoners of hope?
please, set the table;
have the wine ready.
we will learn to laugh
again. there will be tears.
we capture them
in bottles to remember
how we were once
hidden from each other.
then let us embrace,
and dance again.