Hand On The House Mic 

by Mike Defendant 

With a hand on the house mic and the other on a beer, up on this stage about to face my fear. Shaky body and a shaky voice, but nothing feels better than to make this choice. Racking my brain for the words to say, to explain how I'm better off here today. I write all these words to say them out loud, I just hope to be heard when I'm in front of a crowd. 

I hope they accept and support what I say, I've spent a lot of hours trying to make it that way. Sleepless nights, staying up late, just trying to make something, just trying to create. I believe in myself and I love what I do, if there's a life without it, I wouldn't make it through. it's keeps me feeling calm, it keeps me feeling free, it keeps me moving forward no matter what I see.