I could enlist, the etiquettes of being on stage. The secrets to a perfect performance. Tips to ensnare the watchers, force them to listen to your words - your experience, your pain. But I won't. Because, this is not a race. This is not a competition. No, this is something more sacred. You don't just need to be heard, you need to get your emotions felt. And for that, it is important to feel. So, what if you stumbled the syllables, dodged the pronunciations or maybe the memories of penning the poem in tears came back and you hesitated on stage. But hey, you tried. And there was surely someone, even if only one, that understood your pain. That, my dear, is the gain. Even Shakespeare, so famously said, all world's a stage - so why make up rules when you are baring your soul? Real world is enough to play act. #notonstage #yqbaba
