Encore...
He takes the stage- front and center- lights dark and dim. Standing there, head hung down, hat turned to the right, with a unique swag all his own... Microphone in left hand- palms sweaty- he knows that the best time for him is when he's not ready. He can feel the music move through him because he's mastered every song he's ever written- he's the one who's never caught forgettin' a line or phrase or adlib to anything he deems "worthy enough" to add to his ever growing collection of "real music." That's cause, he's a "real artist." Failing at what he does is the farthest from his mind- cause he's been through the hardships of following his dream- the shuns and put-downs-- the haterism, that sort of thing. He has came too far to turn back now; no way- no how-- he has a point to make-- and the point is that he has made it... Passed all the f#ck@d up contracts, deals, people who he thought were real- but only turned out to be fake-- people stealing his contacts. All the phonies, people talking bout "going straight ham" with his career- only ending up being as tasteless as no-name branded bologna. He's here. He's alive, and on the stage in front of millions of fans, he thrives. They are screaming his name- he can feel them in his soul- like over their every thought for this particular moment in time, he has total control. He does- and whatever his past experience was- it has now deminished and he is starting over with a clean slate- new fate and this time- no more mistakes.... He's hard on himself, moreso than anyone else, cause he's with himself the most- and the price to pay for this day- he doesn't want to boast- but it was bigger than he imagined- wait a minute-- it was just what he hoped and dreamed for.... The night that he had to take the stage- hearing "his" crowd rant and rave-- his musical slaves--- screaming for an encore....
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
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