The Red Curtain Parts

JUNE

The world was gray that morning
Sticky dew on the ground
Like sleep in the corners of my eyes
Feeling Empty and cold
I hear her departure

The Final Act of Chasity Donloe had begun.


SCENE ONE

A rainy day, in a harsh city
In a steely room that smelled of iron
Was when she took
Her final bow.

Wrapped in white, Accented in red
Was a mask
The face of a Love
Many Loves
Enveloped in fuchsia hair
Soft, wide lips, and cold
The audience sighs in recognition
The mystery solved.


SCENE TWO

Carted away on steely wings
Hearing the cry of a lonely mother
Feeling the grip of an angry brother

I forget my line
And the curtain
Is Drawn

The end of Chasity's Act.
No Applause Please,
Not until all
Have made their exits



Thank you.