Ode for OT.

When you entered the theatre, did the glaring white lights scare you? 

Did the steely cold of metal, and the screaming silence, and the light footsteps of people you don't know -people you don't know nearly well enough to trust your life with-, and their overlapping voices in whispers.. 

Did it make your heart thump faster even though it had barely any strength?

I hope not. 

I hope that what you heard reverberating were, our voices. I hope that it was the reassuring smiles and the rare kisses we planted on your cheeks, and the "I love you-s". I hope that prayers we mouthed as you entered followed behind you and shielded you from all fears. 

I hope that, that is all you remember.