Jessy Assy

Hidden smiles

convey the

gratitude

for having the screen considerably

reverted

during the guidance.

A give-and- take Salsa lesson

comprised of an

overabundance of giving

and the taking of

nothing

with the camera remaining

pointed towards a mirror

upon which footwork,

gentle touches,

and frivolous jest,

is all

reflected.

Thin schisms

between entertainment

and temptation

captured

in tumultuous tornados

of confusion

and proximity

with two steps taken forwards

and one step taken back

to the laptop

and the microphone

into which soft whispers

reverberate

of how other Salsas would be

different

with trickles of sweat,

nervous impulses,

and memories

evoking little seductive laughs

that would tease the

anxious beats

synchronous to those of the

“1, 2, 3” steps

you count

as our longing souls

dance a different kind of

lugubrious Salsa

ten thousand miles apart.