The Soulful Woman

In the crowd a woman is sitting
Left all alone listening to the soulful music
She feels what they are playing
The sound of freedom

She feels overwhelmed
THe love of the music affecting her entire soul
Inside and out the music pulses through her

She starts to move to the beat of the drum
Suddenly all of her worries escape her
She is no longer alone but a part of something
Part of the African rhythms of the past

She begins to move her body
It starts with the feet and then her hands
She dances smoothly with the music
People stare but she does not care
For she is feeling the music with her heart

She begins to remember
All the good things in her life
She no longer feels the pain she came with
Instead, she feels like a confident and radient beauty

The enrgy from the band moves through her body
The leading trombonist wailing its heart out
Making her feel like she could do anything

She walks away from the nightclub feeling refreshed
Bringing the music with her to bed
To dream about being in the band of soul
Rising up to God in His Heavenly music