Poetry & Art

As We Dance

by Gerae Stack • September 22, 2019

we paint the world with the souls of our feet

each breath we take has

a purpose — a moment –a place in time

meant just for it

the passion runs hot like blood from a wound

through our toes — our fingertips — our eyes

our movement

and you can see it

you can see the life we give to each shape

and you can feel it

so deeply your soul whispers to you y(our) story

we move through time like an arrow finding its target

and the day when our bodies are still

you will know — we will know

that our life has ended

time will stand as still as that of a decaying corps

space will suffocate us as he taunts us with his great potential

and though we are breathing

our soul has died

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by Gerae Stack

Gerae Stack is a...
beautifully strong hot mess of a human being. I'll even let you in on a secret, she is completely comfortable with that. She has a BA in dance and two yoga certifications to compliment it. Most of her jobs have involved working with children from teaching dance, yoga, swim lessons, to being a para professional at a federal setting four special education school. In 2018 she chose to chase one of her dreams and started the process of making her clothing brand "longerae" a reality. She launched her brand on January 10, 2019 in a show she curated and produced called 'Bedroom Floor.' The night included a social hour with different stations that promoted self love, a burlesque dance group, live music, and her own "runway" show which she executed in dances she choreographed. Her second show took place in June, and though not as monetarily successful as the first she learned a lot and enjoyed the process just the same.
Gerae is a dreamer. The things that restore her energy are not found in things but rather in places and people and movement and meditation practices. She is not perfect, she drinks whisky, she avoids her mat, she ignores her problems, she falls for the wrong men, she gives too much when she knows it would be wiser to step away. Gerae is essentially a breathing being who is in a constant dance of trying to figure it out.

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