balanchine had suzanne
diagheliv had nijinsky
stieglitz and georgia
ansel had no one but nature herself
frida and diego
salvador had gala
and gala had not only dalí, but éluard and ernst
cyrano had roxane
and shakespeare had emilia

to push them farther than what they previously knew
and create anew
discover new meaning in the mundane
or unearth the arcane
to escape oneself through the skin and eyes of another
but tethered to one heart, like a brother
how history is littered with loves
but few glitter so brightly
like your smiles
like your tears when you can't dance

calliope
clio
euterpe
thalia
melpomene
terpsichore
erato
polyhymnia
urania

nine daughters of zeus are not enough for mankind
but just the thought of you is enough for me
(pour respirer une autre jour)