Limelight

Living on a lighted stage

Approaches the unreal

For those who think and feel

In touch with some reality

Beyond the gilded cageCast in this unlikely role,

Ill-equipped to act

With insufficient tact

One must put up barriers

To keep oneself intactLiving in the limelight

The universal dream

For those who wish to seemThose who wish to be

Must put aside the alienation

Get on with the fascination

The real relation

The underlying themeLiving in a fish eye lens

Caught in the camera eye

I have no heart to lie

I can't pretend a stranger

Is a long-awaited friendAll the world's indeed a stage

And we are merely players

Performers and portrayer

Each another's audience

Outside the gilded cage