The sound reverberates in my ears
It vibrates across my skin
As the applause rolls out of the
Blackness beyond the spotlight
Time slows
As a radiant smile stretches
Across my beaming face
I bow once
Twice
I bring my hand to my breast
As I appreciate the accolades
For my dedicated performance
-gws
Not one more thing Not one more yes I am overburndened Overwhelmed I can no longer carry mine and yours I am not Atlas I am not super human My cape and costume Are permanently at the cleaners You will have to carry your own load You will need to step up Not one more minute Not one more mile I cannot shoulder any more Now I must begin letting go To save myself -gws
How can we devastate each other so? How can we stand so close and yet There is a chasm of misunderstanding between us? If only you'd let down your defenses If only I'd let down my own Blast all of this confusion And fickle pride Loving each other should not be so difficult Bring back the times when you gazed into my eyes And there were no desperate questions No conflict of needs No accusations No misjudgments Let us not tarry too long in this mire We do not quarrel so painfully You and I So let us find the tonic that will heal these wounds Put away our vile clubs And set to right the wrongs between us So my enemy can be my lover once more -gws
Onward toward the horizon The time is now I may not know what the outcome will be But I know that I must away I shall follow my feet As I chase my dreams I know I am moving in the right direction And nothing and no one Can arrest my progress So hear me As I whoop my enthusiasm My destiny is calling Ready to be made manifest At last -gws
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