Lights
Take a deep breath
Walk on stage
Lights in your face
you're on the stage
you sit in silence
waiting
waiting to hear yourself
you take a moment
another deep breath
you speak
you're talking
and conversing
you're someone else
you aren't you anymore
you're a mom
you're a dad
you're a child
your struggles aren't your own anymore
their struggles are your struggles
this feeling
this feeling is awesome
being on stage in the lights is awesome
escaping your own struggles is awesome
being a mom is awesoe
being a dad is awesome
being a child is awesome
being anyone but yourself is awesome
for two hours you feel awesome
the lights against your face brighten you
you can feel the warmth and support from them
the audience feeds off of you
you're scared but you forget about it
you're on stage and nothing else matters
you matter
your chacter matters
your characters story matters
you characters life matters
you keep speaking
can't stop now
your telling your story
you feel the lights brighten
you hear the audience laughing
crying
laughing again
you feel the lights dim
you take your bow
you smell the curtain's fabric rush past you
you're done
lights down