The Audience and Me
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The feet tap by the millisecond.
The ears ignite into flames.
The hands drown in sweat.
And the heart turns to a speeding hare.
...Next up is...
My body itches in its seat.
Soon, I'd be up on stage
With the audience watching me
Doing what I love.
Kazon Robinson.
This was it.
This is what I had to do
And I wasn't going back
Because this poem was the poem for me!
The audience watches.
The sweat dries up.
The fear disappears.
And it comes to two things:
Me and the poem!
The lights beat down on me.
Then my heart soars.
My lungs burst open
My body shivers
And bliss overcomes all
Then comes the applause.
Because that's what uplifts me.
Poetry uplifts me!
And you should do
What uplifts you.