Behind the curtains I feel nerves prickle my skin and behind the curtain I get so nervous thinking

what if i trip

what if I slip

what if I forget

my lines

what if I don't do something right

what if I do the wrong dance move

what if I sing the wrong words

What if the audience don't like me

and then I push this aside because it is my turn to step on stage and as soon as I am in view and the lights shine on me and I see the many faces in the audience

I know I am home

This is where I belong and I do everything right and everything perfect

more perfect then dress rehearsals because I love to be on stage, because it is where I feel most at home. I don't get nervous at all once I step out from behind the curtain. I feel the best that I have ever felt. I am at home. On stage. With the lights and faces that would make most people run, make all my nerves dissapear.