A Change of Scene

How many days have begun

when your name is not featured

with prominence on the handbill

of activity? You can hide tonight

or decide to play. In all likelihood,

no one will take notice either way.

You button your blouse, and it

seems a proper fit. Your shoes

are a bit tight, but hopefully they

will loosen eventually to suit you

more comfortably. Everyday is an

audition. And you are willing to

accept a bit part in the chorus.

What the hell, it’s better than the

stand-in awaiting their chance off

stage. You have rehearsed and

remember all the right moves.

You take one last deep breath and

follow the rest of the cast from the

darkness off stage into the light

knowing that this is but a dress

rehearsal, a fine-tuning prequel,

so-to-speak, leading up to to the

real thing. This scene has played

out before. And you’d be a fool

not to expect that there will be

more changes to be made. You're 
hoping wardrobe has shoes one
size larger.

Chris Hanch 2-7-18