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Applause By Norris Vaughn III Applause is the artist’s drug A symbol of status amongst peers A symbol of courage achieved A symbol of acceptance A symbol of your craft’s ascendence The rush it gives to the starving artist cannot meet description The surging adrenaline through your veins is greater than the effect of any prescription Lighter than air, you can no longer be held down by earthly conceptions Unlike the street drugs, the applause gives no deception Unlike the street drugs, the applause does not discriminate Unlike the street drugs, the applause shows success to communicate Yet like the street drugs, the addi