| Nicole's Poetry Online |
| "The Old Familiar Cage" |
| The heartbeats, so quickly The palms begin to sweat I said I'd be a stand in Now I wish I were dead Swiftly, no warning The color drains away Replaced by a blushing Bright red has come to stay Have patience Temptations To scream and Run off the stage Go hide in some small corner Darkness is all the rage Eyes widen, mouth opens And like a frog I croak Can't speak although I'm trying The dry moths in my throat "Go on now," she whispers "Recite your crucial lines." They're looking, they're watching Exhaling long loud sighs They sit there, exuding What is indifference A mass of apathetics Make up the audience Have patience Temptations To scream and Run off the stage Go hide in some small corner An old familiar cage |