audience

I creep out onto the startlingly bright stage
As my eyes take time to adjust
To the blinding light
It reminds me of heaven
As if I’ve found it on earth
Music plays distantly in the background
A familiar tune
My body shakes uncontrollably
And as my heart rattles around in my chest
I feel it tapping a rhythm
That sounds vaguely familiar
But I can’t place it

I heard a sigh in my opening line;
My heart beat was ticking like a time bomb.
I spoke my words unto the air,
And poise bled my coruscating thoughts.

Hundreds of ears heard my soul,
Spilled out like tumbling raindrops.
As silent as they were; my voice alone echoed the hall;
I felt the trembling excitement and hope.

But, oh astonishing audience,
Must I not think so much of thee?