Why is it so dark in this theatre?© GERALD ENGLAND
is the play over?
Has the audience gone?
Have the actors left the stage?
Why is this theatre so dark?
Your part in the play is over
The actors are still on stage
There has never been much of an audience
We have written out your part
You won't be replaced,
though there'll be others to follow
We still see the light
The darkness is your last, dying illusion
Composed: Sheffield, 14th February 1973
Publications
1973 Wheels (UK)
1999 Black Creek Review (USA)
You chose a good setting.
ReplyDeleteI never know which to prefer. The Ages of Man from As You Like It Or Macbeth's ranting, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
I think I like Macbeth better. Thanks for making me look that up.