Chrysalis

Hair swells, 
Dancing steps clatter.
Broken cliffs an amphitheater,
One. Two. 

Iris glints, 
Hypnotized eyes tremble,
Fixed on splattered stone.
Three. Four. 

Chest shakes, 
Arms fly unbidden, 
Thrashed against the sky,
Five. Six. 

Mouth opens,
Skin glossy and slick,
Swirling in honeyed air,
Seven. Eight. 

Legs spread, 
Back riveted with tears,
Thrust into the starry night.
Nine. Ten.