Humiliation

Humiliation I look at the ground, my cheeks flushing red, I don’t need to look at them , I can feel their gazes fixated on me, My breath is as shaky as my hands, The lights are blinding, and I can barely see the crowd, but maybe that’s a good thing, I hope I wiped away the tears completely, the hurtful words of that message still lingering in my mind, True panic sets in, when I realise, I couldn’t remember the lyrics of the song, Now I will just have to act and mouth along, The message is the only words I can think of, I learned these lyrics so many times, yet one hurtful text made it seem like I didn’t, I see a camera flash in the crowd, and my breath becomes quick, The conductor shoots a stern look in my direction, Suddenly, I can remember the lyrics, Relief numbs out the panic, and I can finally sing, I place a smile upon my face, Just breathe, relax it will all be okay.