The poem begins with a young woman (the dancer), who craves attention and has big dreams of becoming famous. She is young, full of life, talented and wonderful. However, the attention he desires can only be satisfied by performing on stage. This limits her, in all aspects of her life, because this uncontrollable desire could ultimately lead to her destruction. As a result, Barnes wrote: “Life had taken and given. A place to sing." (Barnes). The dancer is trapped in this life not only by the opportunities life has given her but also by her selfish desires. Yet, the thing she wants more than fame is love. his life is busy, between shows and parties, he is looking for love. Barnes explained the dancer's search for love, “he looked between the lights and the wine... he found life only ample passion ” was unsuccessful, instead he found only lust, although he is looking for love, he is looking for it in the wrong places, because he is trying to look into the “lights” and let his desire for fame interfere with the. her definition of love. She should be looking for someone who wants to take care of her spiritually, mentally and physically. However, what she aspires to is for someone to love her and have status and wealth