Written by Danielle E. Pasqua
Copyright © January 17, 2017
Draw back the curtain
March to the center stage
There are no limits of age
Learn to be forever certain
You may hold some doubts
But the spotlight is prepared
A once in a lifetime to share
Before this spectator’s crowd
Step up to the microphone
Remember you belong here
Friend harbor no ounce of fear
Because you are not in it alone
There are other poets ready
To applaud the craft made
Talent too bright to ever fade
A notable performer’s ability
Now the curtain is drawn
A moment, a great encore
Passion to have lived for
Defeat somehow undergone
That poem you memorized
Becomes an author’s speech
A message prolonged to teach
One that an achiever could write
When the audience responded
With a standing ovation
You felt a sudden motivation
In this dream corresponded
After you finished reciting
Your world took a sharp turn
To the new road of lessons learn
Success that was worth fighting
But this time wasn’t the last
You’d attend this writers’ event
It was a challenge well spent
Certainty was all you asked