By the time we reached the final act
our dialogues turned to whispers
warmed us the pledge to the silent pact
we would be rehearsing under the stars
dew would damp the players' cloth
all but the two were gone
who were tied by the burning oath
must shape their roles to perfection
owls hooted in the night's shadow
world slept behind shut door
we were numbed to the time's flow
by the sounds of claps encore
one the alien had blood thick green
that only the ****** revealed
when unbeknownst was cut his skin
by the other soon to be killed
that time now ***** to yellowed page
long back fate set him free
my skin is now bold in age
he's evergreen in memory.
Oct 19, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 at 12:47 PM UTC
By the time we reached the final act
our dialogues turned to whispers
warmed us the pledge to the silent pact
we would be rehearsing under the stars
dew would damp the players' cloth
all but the two were gone
who were tied by the burning oath
must shape their roles to perfection
owls hooted in the night's shadow
world slept behind shut door
we were numbed to the time's flow
by the sounds of claps encore
one the alien had blood thick green
that only the ****** revealed
when unbeknownst was cut his skin
by the other soon to be killed
that time now ***** to yellowed page
long back fate set him free
my skin is now bold in age
he's evergreen in memory.
In fond remembrance of a friend who was snatched in youth. We acted together in a few amateur plays one of which was Green Man.
This took so many years in coming.
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