09 September 2020

Entrances and Exits


After weeks of rehearsal,

the paid crowd awaits

 

The thrill of opening night, 

less than thrilling this time

 

I can’t break a leg

if I don’t take the stage 

 

But my heart is not here,

 

it is trapped in a hospital

with a boy who no longer 

wants to live

 

Will I miss my entrance?

Will I miss his exit?

 

The curtain rises,

the show must go on

 

Thank God,

or Daphne du Maurier,

the play is set

in the apocalypse

 

So I can pretend 

the whole world 

is collapsing,

instead of just 

my own

 


21 July 2020

(reflecting on past events)

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