And if I ever dare to stand from this bench...

I always wanted to sing in the school band.


But I didn't.


I had to play the bass.

My music teacher saw I was good at the guitar, so he got me into the band, and I had to play the bass. At first, the drummer hated me, so it got to a point where it was her or me, and she left because she couldn't stand my music teacher. I used to write songs, and finally we got to play one of them. As a last-minute act, I would go out alone with an acoustic guitar, and I would sing my latest song. That was my only chance to sing. No matter how much I begged, my teacher would never let me sing any of the normal act songs. He said I sang well, but he needed me at the bass, not at the microphone.

I wish I had been a singer in a band... Those who know me know how much I enjoy singing, how much I miss singing. I really wish I had been a band's lead singer... but now it's too late, and the best I can do is close my bedroom door, grab my guitar, and dream.