Dance Russe - William Carlos Williams
...first time may not understand why the speaker is dancing naked in front of a mirror. They probably think he is crazy. I think that he wrote this somewhat bizarre poem because of his own beliefs. He, the speaker, believes in being an individual, not caring what anyone else thinks. So, while other people would think that that is a crazy thing to do, he doesn’t mind. He is also very comfortable with himself. If you are going to dance in front of a mirror naked, you probably have high self-confidence. He probably is indifferent to the fact that he is dancing around in the dark naked. The speaker is also using his dance as a self-expression. He sings that he is lonely, even though he is in a house with three othe...