on stage, hands slick with sweat
holding the guitar, teeth chattering
eyes scan for you, no time to regret
my decision to tell you of your mattering
to me, in front of all our friends
the announcement sounds, you turn
i'm terrified to meet your gaze, lest
the words I start to say will burn
but no more time to doubt it,
my fingers start to strum
my voice starts to shout it,
my heartbeat is the loudest drum
my lips shape the syllables
the ones I know to us aren't new
start to sonically paint the images
I see when I'm alone, all of you
and then i come to the end
of singing your favourite love song
run off the stage, head round the bend
terrified that I could be wrong
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