Encore
January 12, 2008Within me lies a poem
That explains the lack of laughter within your heart
Within me lives a story
That will suffice your deepest desire
Please read me
I dare not speak the evidence of your life
I fear the confusion it may cause
And so the pause button soothes
Your restless soul
You stutter
Your mouth houses the spirit within
I dare not tickle your side
The laughter that may escape
Will be followed by guilt and remorse
With regret I watch you die a gloomy death
While your body
Reads from a script
That you do not connect with
In the audience I sit
Watching the authentic libretto
Within your reach
Hidden under cloaks of your past
Maybe I have been the one
Who fears the inevitable
The truth that reality brings
The spectator who wishes to change the ending
With the curtains already drawn…
Copyright © 2008 RNLH
