Last month saw me doing a lot of job applications...I was desperate and for that reason only, I poured my heart on each and every application. One in particular made me write an article for the position of a social media expert! I was thrilled at the prospects because its what I love to do...entertain and inform through my words..
I got the reply with a regret along with it :) But hey I gave it my all :- I had no idea what God had planned for me up till now am amazed at the turn of events in my life! ENJOY
I feel like a
performer. I am performing at a club downtown where stools have been turned
into seats and seats into amateur beds. I am walking onto the stage for the
first time and all I can feel is my heart pounding in rhythms that can never be
recorded. I am anxious and excited all at once and I cannot tell which of the
two emotions wins the battle to my maiden introduction. The crowd is silent,
pin drop silent. I can’t tell whether they are eager or indifferent to this
debut. I get on stage and serenade the silence to calm my near ear shuttering
heart pound.
I hold the microphone
for the first time; I am not met by any friendly of familiar face. All I get is
blank stares waiting to be at least pleasantly surprised. I take a deep breath
and I close my eyes. The world is shut before me and I am alone. My comfort
zone beckons and I belt a note. It feels very good. I can’t remember the song I
am singing but the words flow effortlessly like they had been etched in my
heart rather than in my mind. It seemed like eternity then I open my eyes to
sneak a peek at the crowd. Ripples….
My now sweaty hands
let go of the microphone and I refuse to believe the crowd’s reaction to my
song. They are cheering and tearing and looking in admiration, everything is in
slow motion as this was the last thing I expected to see especially since I had
never performed in front of anyone in my entire life! One woman held her gaze,
for a moment there I was glued to the ground. I saw the look in her eyes and I
felt like performing again. The bright earthy brown color in her eyes pushed
hard to remain in the fore ground, only to be repelled by the forces of nature.
I could tell my performance had elicited an emotion in her, like somehow I had
in a way changed her life. That moment spoke to me like the ghosts from my past
and on that spot I made the conscience decision to keep going at it until I was
the best at what I was doing.
That is how my love
for writing has been, like an amateur performer taking on to the stage for the
first time, with the sole purpose of documenting the songs of her heart down. I
took that bold step a year ago, and every day I am amazed at the growing
readership and by that one reader with whom my writing has influenced. I look
to perform at high end lounges and stay at the leagues of the people I admire.
It takes patience, the right attitude and unwavering passion to be renowned.
For the love of what I do, I gladly take on that challenge.
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