Lavoro Tango: Tango of Labor
Location
Crowds lined the dirty streets,
to watch
the two lovers dance.
A flash of black sequin,
all leg and red heel follow
black leather shoes step in time,
to the mournful sounds of the accordion,
on the grim cobblestone streets
of lonely
Buenos Aires.
Shoes worn from evenings of dancing,
Dirty from nights at work.
Passion sewn into their garments,
as they danced,
as one
through the crowd.
The sounds of struggle heard in her heels,
and pride in his.
Struggle and pride danced together,
hand in hand,
electrified.
Their elegant strides and serious lips,
joined the broken beautiful music.
The lover’s dance ended, and
They bow gracefully to the crowd,
As they dropped nickels and dimes
Into his worn out hat,
and her empty
jewelry box.