Curtain Opens, Curtain Closes

Clock is ticking

Heart is pounding

Hands are clapping

Curtain opens

All eyes turn to me

Trace my body

land on my face

sweat begins to bead

In the onlookers

 a single face

sticks out among the rest

strangely staring

Intense eyes

of shimmering grey

instead of frightening

they coax me to begin

My fingers pluck the strings

as the melody takes form

My mouth opens, then closes

then opens once again

I sing the song

one of sadness

of despair

of pain

The last line

hangs in the air

as the song eventually ends

and I play the final chord

My head rises

Eyes of startling grey

the ones from before

stare into my soul

Clock is ticking

Heart is pounding

Hands are clapping

Curtain closes