Stage

I need to spend a little bit of time on the stage on a regular basis. It feels like coming up out of a sea of aloofness for a breath of glorious, ostentatious, stressful, ego-inflating, erection-inducing air.

I've spent too long off of the stage. I flirt with it nowadays, making brief appearances and taking my turn on the microphone, but I've nonetheless avoided the spotlight that I used to soak up for extended periods, playing against the packed crowds that I could barely see under its glare.

I miss it. I see others taking their turns on the stage and plot out my plans for what I'll grace it with next. I just hope that plans will eventually turn into action, and the audience will be receptive when they do.