Wednesday, October 05, 2022

On Stage

Curtain going up on stage,

Audience is ready.

Steeped anticipation driving

Forward expectation.

Fluttered stomachs flustering in

Fruitless, flawless fancy,

Waiting for the spotlight

As the overture descends.

Studied, steadied, readied now

By weeks of planned rehearsal.

Tweaked by repetition to a

Peak of pure perfection.

Suddenly the lead in line

Leaps out in your direction.

No hiding place, no tortoise shell,

Too late for sad reversal.

Fantasy, reality

Comes leaping from the page,

And you are witness to the magic.

You are there – on stage.

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