organized chaos.
have you ever had phrases just come up and tap you on the shoulder merely
to say "here I am"? it happens to me quite often and i'm just wondering,
does it happen to you? it's alright if you don't know what I'm talking
about. i'm used to being alone in this. no, no, don't apologize. i can
already tell by the look on your face what you mean to say. you, my friend.
you, my audience. applaud. applaud. applaud as i put on my act for you,
just you this time. yes, only you. there was a time when there were more.
most have left and yet you stay. you, my friend, my audience. why? the
others were fooled at first, then saw i really wasn't such a great actor
and left. were you fooled too? or did you only fool me into thinking you
were? do you see through my performance now or do you only see what i give?
i wonder about you, as i'm up on that stage, up behind my safety net. up
where you are not. you must sit in the audience. i see you there, alone
as am i, surrounded by a sea of empty chairs. i see you there. my friend,
my audience. i see you stay. why?
© 1998 m. hughes
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