Milonguera!
Milonguero!
As you dance that dance
of smouldering, albeit
performative, passion,
as so many couples have
and so many still do,
and as you dance
that dance that began
among so many dancers
in port cities along
the River Plate, and as
you dance to the music
of so many composers,
played by soloist, duo
or sexteto, on guitar,
violin, double bass,
bandoneón and more,
as so many musicians
have played and singers
have sung, and so many
still do, and as
you perform those moves,
based on the moves
of so many choreographers,
and as you dance,
milonguero,
milonguera,
in costumes made
by so many hands,
and as you dance
for an audience entranced,
as so many have been
and so many still are,
don’t you think, milonguera,
milonguero, albeit
in the grip of smouldering,
if performative, passion,
don’t you think…
don’t you think
it might take more?
