[ almost as an afterthought ]

and then you said something
after that string of silence.
almost calculated.
almost as an afterthought.
like when the music stops
but the baton lingers in the air
letting the last notes settle
before the applause starts.

do you plan to lift it again?
direct another song
or step to the side?
bow, photo op, bow.
file backstage and hang up
the borrowed jacket.
wonder why you've put up with it
so long, glad that it's over.

[ 9.4.01 ]

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