Exit Stage Left

Grey envelops the sky

Like the stage at curtain call

We are all actors in the same play

Pawns to the imperious nothing

 

The mystery unravels

The stage is set

 

Our performance is over much too soon

And most of us will never take center stage

But as the act comes to a close

And the lights in the theater dim

Sometimes the ovation from the crowd

Is all you need to continue

 

Even if it is just the sound

Of two hands clapping

 

So, play your part

Say your lines

Take your bow, before

The curtains are drawn

For the final time,

 

and

 

Exit stage left.

Reviews

[Helpless]

If i'm not mistaken, it seems like i'm not the only poet on here inspired but rockin roll music ;)
awesome write though! i loved reading it!

[.n.]

Truly, sometimes all we need to keep going is the encouragement of one person. Love the line "And most of us will never take center stage" simple but necessary truth to admit. Nice work.

[L]

I like the theatre metaphor you use throughout, it's a powerful one