Applause
The land I own is myself. I am dirt that became earth, and earth that became sky.
There are days when I am
so majestic, I am more spotlight than performer.
More magic than magician. And then there are days
when I wake up with my own blood in my mouth. When I am cancelled shows and empty auditoriums. When my only performance is the one-act play of getting out of bed.
On those days, I am the most epic of all superstars. On those days, I remind myself that every heartbeat
is an applause.