Still at a Middle School Dance

I was at a concert by a band from the 1980s so there were a lot of older people there. One guy was dressed in jeans and a sweater, so he didn’t look too out of place. But when the band started playing he danced as if he were still at a middle school dance. His feet were planted to the floor. His hips did not move but there was slight swaying of his body. His arms moved the most, but compared to the rest of him it was not a lot of movement. Somehow he had lived his whole life and this one aspect of him had not progressed beyond seventh grade. I wonder what else didn’t progress.

Jeffrey L Cohen

Jeffrey L Cohen