Sixty seconds till open curtain

Everyone will laugh I just know it

I should leave before it comes to this

Right?

Why reveal myself if I know I won't be accepted

Wrong

I'm going to be me, and they're going to accept it

Except it's

Forty five more seconds

and I feel the top of my brow sweating

"She's ugly; Boo get off the stage, you suck"

I know that is what they're gonna be saying

But they might say 

"Hey, she's great; Yes girl keep on going!"

I smile for a second

Then realize it's only 30 more seconds

And my heart races even more than before

That's it 

I quit

Before they reject me, embarrass me, or make me feel ashamed

The curtains aren't open yet no one has to know I even came

But wait...

How can I be afraid of what hasn't happened

I can't hide forever

Fifteen seconds to go

I gotta go; No!

You have a show

Show them you're worth the wait

Ten seconds

I can run, but what will it prove

I am strong, passionate, and loving

They're lucky to be in my presence

And with these last five seconds

I'll stand tall and smile

The curtains open and look into the crowd

"This is me, I love me, and I love you all too"

No rejection or embarrassment, they love me too

How can I tell?

Can't you hear the applause roaring throughout the room?