The over prepared understudy

It is too late for some.

But you-

     You have arrived early

I see...barely.

Still,

you are here Now,

and glad as I may-be-

the lighting is too lime.

Notice:

when lit

Red

_On Air_

Please remain silent (until instructed)

to *LAUGH*

It will make sense

later. In sync now.

You will make others feel better

             staying so small.

Paranoia, now that was non-sense.

Don't take it wrong.

Happy to have you

closer in proximity.

It helps with reruns and rehearsals.

Can you clear me now? Touch me back. I will erase

you later.

Your steam box is stocked,

spliced lines strung taut to span

and other puppet conclusions pulled

off and on; all or nothing wound up.

See, these are decent occupations.

Twisted dearly elusive creatives

try to embrace your loneliness like this-

center stage. Affront and Solo.

The audience of actors shall applaud

                   with gusto.

It is the Last Act.

Your timing has never been better.

Painting by Everett Shinn (1903) in [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.