Live for the Stage

By lupus tenebrae

 



I must play the part well,
to be cast and recast like clockwork
in this halfhearted saga.

I had the most introspective dream,
a car ride, and nothing was said,
such is a metaphor so far.

Was I pondering, the life of a stage hand,
without the watchful eye of design,
and the executive decisions of fate?

Maybe, but the show goes on,
and the sanctity of powder rooms
is purged by raucous encores. 

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Copyright 2012 lupus tenebrae
Published on Monday, March 19, 2012.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Something a little different, a little more natural, not unlike the roles we were all meant to play.
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  • dwells On Monday, March 19, 2012, dwells (4284)By person wrote:

    All the world is a stage on which we all have our parts to play - Wm. Shakespeare I think from something. Good one Wolfie, thanks.

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