She stares long and hard at her reflection not in vain
wiping purple teardrops that are running down her face
the lights shone bright on an empty stage as music started to play
she looks into the crowd to see heads turn from hearing her name
she walks on stage in the most beautiful way, putting on a smile she uses to cover up her pain
they look at her and gasp as she starts her performance
awestruck they were, captured in a trance, "she's so amazing" they think to themselves eyes lit from her hypnotic dance
she twirls and spins around the stage, imagination starts kicking in
she swiftly closes her eyes, taking in a breath as she starts to pretend
all of a sudden it's just her, noone to disappoint or please
she's in another world, the spotlight expands, twirling once more she is flying high and free
such a beautiful soul she has to have felt like such a slave to her life
for her passion is to have her own dreams not be someone elses every night
this moment of dancing she gets to escape, she gets to feel ambitious with desire running through her veins
she is so strong, she is so brave
an enchantress of the spirit wanting to lead her to her destiny, as she feels she is suffocating, can't breathe, there is something within her that needs to emerge
applauding with astonishment the crowd she starts to hear, her vision changes back as faces start to appear,
their stunned expressions, dazed by her unbelievably prepossessing show
she sees them stand as they come to the stage with roses
one by one they fill the stage, she smiles one last time, eyes watering still with saddness, as she wipes a tear away
©rebecca24
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