A wonderful bird is the Pelican, Its beak can hold more than its belly ...
A wonderful bird is the Pelican, Its beak can hold more than its belly ...
A wonderful bird is the Pelican, Its beak can hold more than its belly ...
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8<br />
Stage Girl<br />
by Olivia Southgate<br />
I felt <strong>the</strong> rush,<br />
<strong>the</strong> excitement building inside me,<br />
r<strong>is</strong>ing up,<br />
pushing <strong>the</strong> fear down.<br />
The o<strong>the</strong>r girls were rushing about,<br />
putting final touches upon <strong>the</strong>ir already<br />
perfect faces.<br />
I just sat <strong>the</strong>re, looking calm,<br />
when really I was ecstatic.<br />
I remember <strong>the</strong> day my mo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
took me to my first ballet class.<br />
How scared I’d been.<br />
I remember my first ever show.<br />
I was five at <strong>the</strong> time.<br />
Even though I was ill,<br />
I ins<strong>is</strong>ted on going... to be <strong>the</strong> best angel<br />
ever.<br />
Now here I sit in <strong>the</strong> wings,<br />
years later,<br />
waiting for my moment.<br />
The moment when I forget everything<br />
around me.<br />
When everyone looks at me and<br />
I’m no longer unimportant.<br />
The lights come up,<br />
expectant faces d<strong>is</strong>appear.<br />
Show time.
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