One Poem
by Stefanie Leigh
Theme and Variations
Costume fittings every spring in the opera house
basement. Our naked torsos,
our confidence and breaths held—
hoping the hooks and eyes in the backs
of our tutus will meet
the demands to make our protruding bones
look elegant
Stefanie Leigh is a poet and ballet dancer based in Toronto. She was a dancer with American Ballet Theatre and is currently working on her first poetry collection, Swan Arms. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Rust & Moth, SWWIM and elsewhere.