hi.how are ya. what am i?

Question

,,i sit in quiet,
shimmering in the stage lights,
,in waiting of breath
to bring me to life.

a verse
,i play
a waiting chorus
to follow.

sing so soft so sweet
so low
or
or with the gliss of grace
the heart will fly.

my notes are dainily,delictately
,,,,,gentle,
whispered.
as you move up
my body
i possess shrillness
enough to break glass.

D.

ah come on,all that glitters,is not gold.me,i've been at the thing for 3 decades,or so, i guess it's easy for me to write about."silver shimmers,in the stage lights"
did you write that steven?,off the cuff?

no! not an oboe,not even a cousin.
D.

Answer 1

A saxophone?

Answer 2

Standing bathed in limelight
Awaiting the torment
I swallow the butterflies
Back into the deepest pit

I stare into the endless black
Beyond the blinding lights
I breathe deep, take a bow
Applause rises, so showtime.

The music rises, the heart pounds
The Voice flows to the harmony
For the ears of mindless masses
Unappreciative of the craft.

The voices reach to the pinnacle
And plummet to the bottomless depths
Striving through merciless sweat
In ill-fitting, flea ridden costumes

Till finally, a sigh and the curtain falls
Cast united in limelit darkness
Silence the length of a breathe, before a roar
The applause, knowledge of sweet success.

The curtain rises to rapture
Encore, the bows, the roses.
The house lights rise in revelation
Revealing the eyes of the baying mob

Please keep the poetry coming - it has inspired me to start writing again after a lapse of a few years

Ooops! forgot to guess - Oboe, its got a good range, it kinda shimmers

Answer 3

Harp, don't know about breaking glass but you do move its body. The notes can be delicate and wistful or solid and sharp.

Answer 4

The guitar or violin...possibly.
The way you describe it, it could also be a young lady bieng raped(I know this is not correct but this is from how you described it)

Answer 5

opera????? or r yu playin games?