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Feel the burning of the lights Let your heart race for the millionth time That rush of unseen adrenaline Wondering when the show will begin Velvet curtains and gilded ropes This could make or break your hopes Will this night leave you in chains Or will there be something for you to gain As the lights beat down on you now You start to sweat before the final bow You wonder if they notice the flaws in your performance Hear the acceptance or despair of the audience Then you make your way to the stage The world is your oyster or the world is your cage Hello, judgment, you don't scare me And I'd never do anything differently Then at the end when applause fills my ears It has appeased and dulled my fears I endured the desperation of the fight Now there's one question left, is this a play, or real life?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 1/30/2012 7:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved featured poetry this week Taylor. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/14/2011 7:39:00 AM
Wishing you glad tiding for the upcoming Holiday Season Taylor. It is the time of year to reach out to old friends and new friends as well. As the old year ends and the New Year arrives I wish blessings to you and yours always. May you be blessed with inspiration and see your writing endeavors cascade upward in 2012. Love, Carol
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