Stage Fright

Crimson fell 
upon my face
when I realized 
the audience 
had not a clue
what I was 
trying to
convey

With the spirit 
of Sir William Wallace
i agreed to 
speak
intending
to captivate 
the crowd
with my 
eloquent 
voice

Yet the reaction
i was expecting 
never came to 
pass
instead cold
silence 
invaded the stage,
leaving me
with such an 
awful
feeling of desperation,
the likes of something 
I never felt before.....

Then like an angel
sent from
above
i saw in the midst 
of the crowd
one 
kind distant 
smile
fighting to 
give me comfort 
and confidence 
to carry on

Funny when facing
a thousand faces,
there only needs
to be one that gleams,
Showing  they believe in
you, to turn the tides
around......