48). Exposed, Believing

Exposed, believing,
Being in;
Who goes on?
Who might turn out?
When the singers were chosen,
I was one of them.

Almost flawless performers;
Generations applaud,
Night waiting;
Family, friends, persons, faculties,
Training me.

I was taught before, then taught.
I went on in voice,
Like the other singers did.                                                  

Realize the joke the whole time;
Hire singers and play music.
Change the parts in the story.
How I became a singer;
I was taught every year.
Fortunate, noticed, coached, actual
Recital.


"Exposed, Believing," poem forty-eight of "Lettersongs,"
unpublished work © 2008, Lisa Page Weil.  All rights reserved.