The Student Show

Energized, even as my excitement mounted I looked calm Especially, since the millionaire minds and poets clapped At a few amateurs, their students--and me Proud like a child presenting to her parents, I Kept my good behavior until the end, when I blinked to my surprise, a few tears threatening An outright cry and whimpers, that Among my peers I could not stand, Or even in front of those I admire-- My piece wasn't shown after all, My loss was not felt at all.