Karima Brooke
It takes two to tango, the saying goes.
Cheek to cheek, hip to hip, closer, closer,
A quarter turn, then the tempo slows.
Who consents, submits, plays aggressor?
One lifts the other, the violins swell,
Art mimics life and so life becomes art.
Dance may be a flight from an unvoiced hell,
Or simply a chance to try a new part.
Some say men with men were just practising;
Others take a hidden from history view.
Photos of tanguista women kissing
And changing roles mid-way is nothing new.
If a tango partner’s needed today,
Who cares it’s a he, a she, or a they?
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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 511 • November 2021
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