the trees shake out their tears
in late December
against a childhood backdrop and a
lavender sky
the princess in the play
will never smile
in a free country this
will be seen as
treason or at least,
a failure to grow up
but no one will be able to
improve on this play
and in unreconstructed
balcony scenes
across the footlights she
may show
what it feels like to be living this way
mary angela douglas 31 may 2005
