Just like being stretched upon the rack
bruised toes and aching back.
Practice practice every day
no time to sooth those pains away.
Willowy thin is hard to maintain
you have to be strict and refuse treats
again and again.
If you grow too wide or too tall
you will loose it all, your dreams will
tumble and fall.
A brief moment of glory portraying
Nutcracker or the Swanlake Story.
A few weeks of fame, reward for a
lifetime of self denial and pain.
Then back in the chorus no one even
remembers your name .
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