Twenty Minutes Until Showtime
Twenty minutes until show time.
Some get super excited with these words.
I neither sing or dance; I am lukewarm about it.
You are doing a solo someone tells me.
Apparently the braggadocio baritone backed out.
I do not sing at all I say; my voice cracks.
I feel pressured, because I am a people pleaser.
And can you tango? Someone asks.
I have only seen a tango once on a movie.
I shake my head “no”.
But in a half-hearted way, knowing I will do my best
To sing and to dance,
because I am a people pleaser.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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