BACKSTAGE

BACKSTAGE

The stage is set to be set on fire

By the nervous faces and the showy attire

Lost in a dream is a face of fame

Bound by the gags so old and lame

Some have perfected a part of the show

Some are framed to look like a pro

Some are exploring the mirror to check their looks

Some want to steal the show, by hooks or by crooks

Bereft of these traits, without an expression on his face

Backstage he stands cool and calm, wondering why so much of a race

He knows the heroes, the villains and all

He has seen the performers rising, he has seen the stage fall

There is a curtain too, concealing from the eyes and the minds so keen

The charm of the backstage that goes unknown, unseen

And he smiles at the applause they receive,

but knows where the track was lost

While the eyes gleam with what appeals on the face, 

he knows the curtain has borne the cost

Now the ambience is lowly, and so he cheers them up all

He is their mentor, the ‘anonymous star’ as he is called in the practice hall

The stage is vibrant-some say, has got the aura and the brilliance

Perfectly portrayed as some would call

The lesser dynamic backstage often remains unnoticed,

but that’s not what makes him bother

‘The show must go on’- as the gentleman says, from one stage to another