Opening night

Heart beating fast,
Pounding drums
in my ears.

My tummy
Alive,
Full of jiggling
Butterflies.
I breathe,
I close my eyes.

The music starts,
The curtain lifts,
The audience shifts;
I bite my lip.

I watch entranced.
Bursting with pride;
Fear and anxiety,
Subside.

I search for a face,
Scan the stage,
Then
A smile I know;
Dancing,
In the spotlight’s glow.