hands like curtains she hides her face
has too much stage fright she says
she's afraid of tomatoes flying
scared to try.
when life gives you lemons; make lemonade.
when life throws tomatoes;
don't cry.
they are there for a reason.
people who know her
all call to her good things,
in those rare moments she actually peeks to see the audience.
things like: encore
bravo
but she ends up hiding again.
she isn't timid,
no
that's not the issue.
she's scared to try.
she's afraid of the harsher things,
such as
those tomatoes.
people try to teach her
that the tomatoes that are thrown:
yes
some are thrown to hurt
they try to teach her,
don't be afraid of the tomatoes
just learn to dodge
and clean them up
come out from behind the curtains
The stage awaits.