**In, out, in, out, **
**breath caught like a bird, **
**stage fright knots my stomach, **
**a spotlight blazing— **
**skin tingling, heart racing.**
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**The curtain whispers secrets, **
**each heartbeat, a drumroll, **
**among faces, blurred, waiting, **
**my moment to shine. **
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**Lights, camera, action—**
**I step into the glow, **
**feeling every eye **
**pierce through my mask, **
**an...