Stage Fright
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The hard metal risers held the students,
Creaking under the large weight.
Onto the next song in the performance,
The conductor hastily turns on the mic.
He, in his strapping tuxedo, faces the audience,
The lights, they beam down with powerful visibility.
The stage, outstretched and lonely as far as I can see.
The audience, physically unseen, but I’m conscience of their stares.
Up
on stage
all lights and eyes
on me and me alone
Bare myself, my soul
Choose me
my quiet heart voice whispers
Thank you, next
Callbacks
Pitter-patter, hope
List is up
I like to put plastic bags over my head.
I like to pull them down over my eyes, so I can’t see anything but the light that permeates them.
Fight The Fear Slam Poetry Scholarship
By Julianne Rosko
I stand in front of the crowd
I hear some people cheering
I have eaten lead my last three meals.
My face flush
My hands quake
Is this what fibrillation feels like?
I have not drank in days.
The sight
scared me.
The murmuring audience,
the lights turned down
to half,
standing
center stage...
Keeps me on my toes like a dancer
Watch my words curtsey at the end of each line
Enunciating as if my words didn't fall short with country
Not ready to confess, but I'll write
People gather to listen to the
Opening of a soul’s speech, where
Emotions are exposed in the
Trials and tribulations of life.
Reality comes crashing down on that stage.
Yells and hollers encourage
Your heart races
Your hands start to shake
Scared of the faces,
The impression you'll make.
You close your eyes
The voices start to stop
That's when you realize
A bare rubber sole taps hastily agaiunst the linoleum tile, pencil erasers bounce continuously all the while. In accordance with a strict militant cadence, the test takers continually lose patience.
My brain struggles to translate.
There are multitudes of boxes and spilled paperwork,
Squares and circles and words running down the walls
All by themselves.
I love them
