She watches the stage
with her eyes glowing.
Tears blur
her vision and a
smile
stretches across
her face.

They’re real.

The bass drum’s thrumming
vibrates the room.
The guitar’s chords that she’s
spent hours memorizing
fill her ears.
Piano keys’ soft melodies pour
into the air.
Closed eyes follow
the start of her

favorite song.

The one that
never failed to
comfort her
during the darkest hours;
the song that

saved her life.

And the tears fall when she
realizes
that this is the band that
kept her

alive

They will always
stand out among the rest.
But to them,
she’s

just another face in the crowd.