Shielded Voice

PROMPT: A struggle I overcame

MEDIUM: Pen

ART STYLE/MEDIUM DESCRIPTION (HOW DID YOU CREATE IT?):

"The Steps towards the podium feel the heaviest, almost as if the anticipation of the rooms watchful eyes is weighing them down, As I begin t speak, however, I feel as shift in the atmosphere. My words became a weapon, a shield from eyes that seemed to cling to every sentence. Vulnerability became my strength, and as my fear waned and my confidence grew."