We could have been amazing, you know, me and you
pure poetic drama
yet you chose prose
with a dash of ad lib
as our back drop of beauty was silenced by the houselights dimming
fading out to black
with no more encores
Act One debuted into Act done with no audience
despite hours of rehearsal – we forgot our lines
the script forgetting to fill in their absence with your soliloquy
no understudies, no mis en scene - there was just me
witnessing your every missed cue
So go ahead; take five
no wait…take forever too
for our marquee has darkened
the mezzanine has emptied
our curtain has been drawn
the last actress has parted stage left
knowing my show must go on
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