The Show-Stopper

  
	Bracing herself for her big moment
           called upon to sing the show-stopper

         She breathes deeply, exhales 
            pours all the feeling a twelve-year old girl
                 hides deep within
          into words as much hers as if she had penned them …
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Smith nee Howarth Avatar
July 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I bet the performance was a show-stopper
Wolf Avatar
July 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Yep. Better than a 'knee-slapper!'
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