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It was a long ago
when the tears
were in her
mother's eyes.

Today,
the warm emotions
were flowing out
of hers.

On stage,
the chubby girl
hugged two teddies
in both of her arms.

The spotlight is
glowing like a sun
above her head.

The applause
were like gentle hands
stretching a smile
on her face.

The soft cotton
barely made a sound
when they hit
the beech floor.

As the girl
spread her
outstretched arms,
she grew like
a sprout under
nature's nurture.

In her place
a young woman bowed,
basking in the glory
of the moment.

She looked across
the auditorium
and saw her playmates
in the darkness.

Each of them
had a limelight
of their own,
playing out life's
various renditions.

Things she had
been through before.

She started to
take careful steps
down the stage.

The vast terrain
that she was
frightened of.

But not anymore.

The beginning is
ever so near.

As she walked
into the seating area,
the audience stood.

And flashes of
white light sliced
through darkness.

They have been
there forever,
biding for this time.

With a ruffle
of her hair,
she beamed with
that concealed courage.

It took so long,
plagued with many
uncertainties.

Lost in the vagueness
searching for
that imaginary entity,
she came to realize
that it lives in her.

Perhaps some of
its attributes
will remain in
an eternal slumber.

But one day,
they will materialize
into another being
to continue the
journey with her.

Till then,
let her begin
this escapade.