Curtain

Lights flash
Then out.
Silence
Echoes.
A crowded hall,
Expectant faces
Waiting for
The curtain
To rise.
The backstage rush
Ensues.
The whispered calls,
The muffled shouts.
Final adjustments,
Finishing touches,
Everything in place.
As the curtain rises
And the lights come on
I know
That I
Am home.