<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=344738" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Drama Exam</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I sit outside the exam room, <br>Worrying that I'll forget my lines.<br>I sit there feeling anxious, <br>Trying to convince myself it will be just fine.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I can hear the slightly muffled sounds <br>Of the previous candidate going through their paces.<br>Sat in the corridor at RADA, on my own, <br>My mind feels with fear, while my heart madly races.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I've rehearsed these pieces over and over, <br>So the words I'm hoping that I won't forget.<br>I've recited them every day for weeks on end, <br>So, in my mind, they should be firmly set.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soon enough, it's my chance to shine.<br>I know I've got to keep my nerves at bay.<br>I take a deep breath, compose myself, then launch into<br>'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">After my sonnet, I perform my speech.<br>'If music be the food of love, ' I start to recite.<br>I'm totally amazed and relieved that, for both pieces, <br>I manage to get every single word perfectly right! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Next, the examiner sits me back down, <br>To discuss her expectations for the sight reading test.<br>With only a few minutes preparation time.<br>I'll just have to try and do my very best.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">With the exam now over, <br>To the examiner, I bid farewell.<br>I think I've done okay, <br>But, I guess, it can be hard to tell.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A few weeks later, I get my result.<br>I've passed with Merit. I feel great, <br>And so, that night, I head to the pub, <br>For a drink to celebrate!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Angela+Wybrow">Angela Wybrow</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=344738" data-title="The Drama Exam de Angela Wybrow" data-description="I sit outside the exam room, Worrying that I'll forget my lines. I sit there feeling anxious, Trying to convince myself it will be just fine. I can hear the slightly muffled sounds Of the previous candidate going through their paces. Sat in th..."></div> </div> </div>

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