Those Moments

A Concert

So this one is a little weird and out there, but I wanted to give it a shot.  There are just a few points I want to put out there and they may make sense or they may not, but they are important to me.  Being a singer means that music is my life, and I hope it's part of yours as well.  Btw, this is just a dream, not a reality.  Vote!  Comment!! ~~~Smurfette

I take refuge behind the blinding lights above me. I have always wondered how the stage crew manages to get them up there.  They prevent me from seeing the endless crowd below me. I prefer it that way.  I still have that nightmare where one day those lights will come crashing down on me.  The show would be ruined; who cares if I die?  There wouldn't be a concert!

I worry so much about screwing this up that I probably will, even though I've done this countless times. But, I feel comfortable on the stage like it is a second home for me.

I know the music.
I love the music.
Singer's breath in . . . Singer's breath out. In . . . Out . . .

I brush off the imaginary dust on my blindingly sparkly dress.  Sparkles are the best way to go when you are the center of attention; people can't look away.  Luckily, my fans don't care how I look so I run out to center stage . . . barefoot.  I smile and wave to the thousands of people I can't see but hear.  They scream and shout my name and I accept and cherish their love.  The violins start playing and I hear the steady beat of a plucked double bass. It's better than a drum, because it is subtler and smooth.

Here we go . . . I take a deep breath and . . .

Once I've let out the first lyric, everyone around me gets louder.  Even my crew backstage is screaming.  The adrenaline kicks in and I can't stop smiling. 

At the chorus, the majority of the audience is singing with me.  It's wonderful to know that everyone wants to be part of the music.  I am not alone and I never will be.  I may be doing a solo, but I have an entire chorus in front of me to back me up.  I don't care about the fame; all I care about is sharing my music. 

I've never been a great dancer, but I pull the few moves I mastered with my choreographer.  Tucker, the lead guitarist, pulls an awesome solo and then joins me for the chorus again.  I've never been so nervous yet relaxed in my entire life.  I feel so small compared to the huge stage and big open audience.  At the same time, I am grand and whole.

I feel like a planet.  Large and without limitations.  All these people . . . they are the people who live within me and care for me, and I care for them.  The lights are the twinkling stars in the atmosphere.

As Plato once said, "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination
and life to everything”.  That is my dream: to supply the universe with the joy of music.

Here is a message for all:  Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, but, never let go of the string.