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Exhaust
December 15, 2014
"Exhaust" Nick Bass
I stand on stage, still,
Nervous to make a mistake
Shaking and waiting.
Anticipation
For the work I will perform
The audience has.
I breathe in the stress
So worried to disappoint
The crowd hesitates
I begin playing
The trumpet sound fills the room
I realize something
Music my language
Carries the stress from my life
And rids of pressure
The breath of tension
The air transmuted to joy
Which leaves like exhaust
© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA
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I am a musician and I believe this string of haikus correctly rerpresents the feeling many musicians encounter. Nervousness is usually an inevitable thing but once the performer realizes they are truely performing for themselves and the entertainment of others that is when the true music starts.