I am enjoying
This knot in my stomach
It's an improvement on the nausea.

My hands are shaking
And my voice is tremulous
For all the right reasons.

When I walk into that room
They won't see a broken, soul-sick shell,
But a warrior woman,
Everything they're looking for,
It can't go wrong.

I am an accomplished actress.
I will woo.
They will fall in love with a creation of my making,
And if I will her into existence,
Believe in her,
Maybe she'll accompany me home
And I can keep her for a little longer
To help me woo the world?