ACT I
slip
stroke
smile
hold –
ex
hale
in
hale…
sip
stuck
whisper:
“she lands on her feet for the first time
and the audience clapsclapsclaps
while voodoo dolls dancedancedance
with nails on their bodies, secretly, behind the scene”
ACT II
“she takes off her make up and catches on news
gospels and gossips
ghastly ghosts: set designers and ticket holders
tedious hours behind the window
observing the mockery
and beautified pastries
fattening compliments”
” ‘and this one is ok,’ she says,
and caresses
a face
‘ i think the play is over’”
standing ovation.