Words by Geraldine Shaw [0:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I seek the limelight, don’t you see?
But let’s keep that between you and me
I stand before this gathered crowd
In a place called ‘Words Aloud’
Seeking approval of my written word
Speaking my words so that they are heard
It upholds my flagging self esteem
To be here tonight, to be heard - and seen…
Sadness is my middle name
And so I play this rhyming game
It lifts me to a place that’s mine
A place bereft? - A place sublime…