Stage
I stare out
Into the audience,
And I play my part.
For one whole hour
I am me,
Yet I am not.
My life
Is different than my own,
Better than my own.
Surrounded
By people who love me,
People who care for me.
Then I step off the stage
The crowd files out,
The lights go off,
And I am left here
To think about my life up there
And my life down here.
I realize
That up there it's just pretend,
And I cry.
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