STAGE FRIGHT

Clown or Judge?

Straight or funny?

What part do I play?

What lines do I say?

What song do I sing?

The curtain is about to rise.

The door opens.

The meeting begins.

Now what?

Shakespeare said all this.

But what do I say?

What do you need to hear?

What needs to be done?

To be honest, I rather be the audience.

But right now, it looks like I need to act.

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2010