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Behind the Stage Lights
March 15, 2022
Heart beat
“Shh,” they whisper
Their words floating from one
Rafter to the next, while hushed feet
Flutter
Waiting
To be liberated like a
Caged lynx, a graceful one
With a skirt and
No claws
© Olivia V., Grand Blanc, Michigan
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This was a mirrored syllable cinquain. So, the first stanza has syllables 2-4-6-8-2 and the second stanza has syllables 2-8-6-4-2.