What a cast of characters
we parade through this play-life,
they're dying Juliet deaths 'til we're bereft,
pondering the qualities of the stage light:
how it caresses empty sets with as much grace as our dramas,
unrequited in its love of the playwright.
Jul 7, 2018
Jul 7, 2018 at 6:46 PM UTC
What a cast of characters
we parade through this play-life,
they're dying Juliet deaths 'til we're bereft,
pondering the qualities of the stage light:
how it caresses empty sets with as much grace as our dramas,
unrequited in its love of the playwright.
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