solemn wraith
The show is about to begin.
Touch up the cracks.
Blinding spotlights pin you.
Silhouettes turn to you.
On this stage,
only you, again.
Keep smiling.
Keep standing.
It’s what they came for.
Do not fall.
Not again.
Keep it together.
Hold it in.
Keep pretending.
Until the lights go dim.
halcyon wasp