The day came......

i compete in pageants

The day came......

 

 

My mother glossed my lips.

She straightened my hair.

She took the polish off my nails,

And made a gleam in my eye.

 

The time I stepped on stage,

The way my dress "swooshed",

The moment my heel clicked.

I looked at my mother,

As she gave me a heads up.

 

I walked up onto stage,

The worst part of the night.

The moment girls want there names called.

The time I get fright.

They called girls names.

"Anna", "Izzy", "Victoria",

And finally, "Lyndsey".

 

I made it!

I made it!

The thoughts swirling around.

The times of competition,

the lifetime of competing,

The seconds counting down.

 

My mind flickers back.

It's not done yet,

They names being called again.

This time, girls don't want there names called,

They want it called last.

My name still not heard,

makes my heart beat fast.

"Don't say it yet. Don't say it yet"

I say in my mind.

The moments flicker in my head,

I watch them back,
"I could have walked better"

"Stood straighter."

 

Finally the moment came.

I heard my name.

Only it wasn't a bad call.

It was good.

 

I smiled as they put the crown on my head,

The banner on my shoulder.

Tears swelling in my eyes,

blowing kisses all over.

I walked left, then right.

Waving side to side.

Looking into the audience my mother stands,

with tears in her eyes.

Author's Note

I have a HUGE pageant in about a week, Miss Virginia's outstanding pre-teen. UGH i'm a bit nervous, but only two days of competition, and only three categories. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!

Reviews

[Eva]

i really liked this poem a whole lot! i've been in a few pagents before so i get it but the way you put it ,it made me feel like i was in your shoes! complete awesomeness1:D

[Harley Ann]

good luck for tomorrow! or whenever you read this, im sure youre super busy the night before the big show...

what an outstanding write. again, could use grammar help, but otherwise it definitely waves emotion in your face and says "can you feel the nerves screaming through my body!!!"

especially to those not too big of fans of pageants, like myself, i actually enjoyed the write. :D again, good luck!

[angelina neves]

Lovely!

[Aggie Skeleton]

Good luck!!!

[Michael X]

great poem, picturesque and vivid, i think the reader can feel
the excitement. in form. thanks for the rr and good luck!

[A.Lee]

Nice write. I competed once a long time ago and I loved every bit of it. I wish you luck.