uncertain of your invitation
I saw the garish blooms you grew
and listened while you told about
the problems of your latest projects
wordlessly I listened
I saw tanks of helium
and clowns, inflating red balloons
one small boy who lost his cried
I sympathized with him and wished
that I could fly away from here
following his balloon
a company at your command
performed your little one-act play
I overheard the words "revealed
on stage in acts demonstrative
one encounters characters
more intimate than life"
I thought, how apropos the words
how poignantly ironic
given our previous dramas
one small boy who lost his cried
I sympathized with him and wished
that I could fly away from here
following his balloon
a company at your command
performed your little one-act play
I overheard the words "revealed
on stage in acts demonstrative
one encounters characters
more intimate than life"
I thought, how apropos the words
how poignantly ironic
given our previous dramas
you moved on to other roles
and left me with few words
I'd rewrite if I could
how comforting a garden party
in one's own well-planned garden
how difficult to know one's lines
when one's script is withheld
and how it all makes one wary
of future invitations
and left me with few words
I'd rewrite if I could
how comforting a garden party
in one's own well-planned garden
how difficult to know one's lines
when one's script is withheld
and how it all makes one wary
of future invitations
