books, boxes, cameras, dvd movies
tap shoes, ballet shoes, walking shoes,
leotards, tutus, gloves, boiler hats,
piano, drums, speakers, and
people
an angry wife on cell phone
a part-time dad at home
a disappointed child in yellow dress
waiting to perform
a loving mom in clutches
kissed her child goodbye
a supportive dad came by,
just to see his pride
a confident daughter asking,
“oh oh,
so her dad not dancing with her tonight?”
a group of seven year olds
playing with monster roars
suddenly
a voice came outside their war
“get out of here, or
you’ll break this treasure for…”
oh oh… we are in trouble
let’s get out
NOW!
time to perform
send them to the dance floor,
wait on the other side,
watch them soar
then
lead them to the backstage door
but
here we are
lost, and lost
In this
backStage world
ps...
just realized that I completely ignored the sentence tense agreement....