The Reasoning of an Actress
I’m an actress,
not because I hide my face behind masks,
my personality in characters,
my feelings in my façade.
I’m an actress,
I am brave
I do not cower under the orbs of a thousand strange gazes
all waiting,
watching,
wanting,
needing to be entertained.
I’m an actress,
The melody from my parted lips, serenading
the words from my tongue, captivating
the expressions of my visage, thralling
the movements from my form, dancing in the light
it is an expression,
an extension of myself
I’m an actress,
a projection
an extention
an illusion and a constant
Do we do it for the applause?
The Fame,
The Thrill,
The Rush?
I am an actress,
it’s a need in me that’s sated when I perform
an unparalleled happiness that nothing else gives me
and to be honest,
I have no idea why.