Stage-fright

By ColorMeToxic


My heart stops
and for a second
I can't breathe

I forget where I am 
as the music
takes over me

My eyes get  blurry
just as I start
to sing and

they stay that way
throughout the
whole damn  thing

I'm shaking
and scared and
afraid I'll mess up

my hands get all
sweaty, and I think
I'll throw up

but I never do
and I keep on
singing

about half way
through my ears
start  ringing

I imagine the 
people as
not even there

otherwise my
stage fright is 
too much to bear

as I finish singing
my  vision 
comes back

but my heart
keeps beating like
it's having an attack

This is why
I keep it
locked up inside

I fucking hate
that I am so
painfully shy...

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© 2015 Beth Greene
Published on Thursday, August 2, 2018.     Filed under: "Poetry"

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  • haunted On Saturday, September 17, 2011, haunted (851)By person wrote:

    this was great beth, i saw what it must be like to be a singer performing in perfection with the realization that, if you stumble with nerves it could be a disaster. i think i would vomit. such a vivid visual that you leave. so thanks for letting me be in a rock stars shoes for 30 seconds!

  • Devilish On Saturday, September 17, 2011, Devilish (2662)By person wrote:

    I'm the complete opposite of who i present.. I'm shy, a lil scared and always wondering... I have no idea why I just shared that, I guess because it's just being honest... (but don't tell n e one i said that)... =) Scholar

  • dwells On Saturday, September 17, 2011, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Universal fear of rejection I guess; makes one wonder what does it takes to be a true showman, or ham, besides over-confidence bordering on narcissism? Most of us fall somewhere in the middle, thanks for the thoughts.

  • lupus tenebrae On Saturday, September 17, 2011, lupus tenebrae (872)By person wrote:

    Same here, speeches especially. If someone ever asks me to lead a toast at a wedding, well let's just hope it isn't a dry wedding. Scholar

  • A poet of madness On Saturday, September 17, 2011, A poet of madness (115)By person wrote:

    I know that I am an awesome singer, but I get it too. Even as part of a group, I got stagefright.

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