Saint Paul, 17 May 2006
Hush questions arose
Conversations in distant rooms
A mystery breached
Daylight slits on jet-black scrims
Lacerations on cloudless vistas
Strangers changing costumes
Friends and family I recognized
Alienation abounds
Interlopers trespassed scenes
Estrangement ensued
Rifts severed our trust
Retribution brewed
Donning top hat and cane
I memorized show tune lyrics
Leapt to the risers to cry out
There's No Business Like Show Business!
Astonishment befell
Our producer yelled at the director
Our choreographer summarily fired
Drop curtains plunged to the stage
The sequel was canceled
I’m no Ethel Merman