I Jigged Last Night!!

                                                             

                                                              I Jigged Last Night!!

                                                             By: Roy Pogorzelski

Completely alone,

Identity strong,

Waiting in Anticipation,

It’s time to go on.

My first performance,

Scared to death,

Trying to Breathe,

Remembering the steps.

All eyes on me,

The fiddle starts to play,

A familiar tune,

Makes my legs automatically move.

Their out of control, as the fiddle changes,

Basic, fancy, basic, fancy,

My legs remind me,

What my mind forgets.

The loud sound of inconsistent clapping,

The cheering with every new step,

Body feeling tired,

Adrenaline taking over.

Sweat rushing down my face,

Breathing heavily,

Finally the last step,

Music ends.

The people stand and clap,

Tiredness kicks in,

Being Métis promoted,

Mom, guess what?

I Jigged Last Night!!