She loved them all.
Knew all their secrets,
But chose not to perpetuate
The Traditional Play of Many Acts!
Produced by The Alcoholic,
Directed by The Alcoholic, and…
Starring The Alcoholic…
Featuring major roles by The Scapegoat, The Enabler, and The Perfect One
Supporting roles played by The Apple of His Eye,
and… Oh, so sorry- nothing left for the Little Ignored Boy…
Just sit backstage and Be Quiet.
No Show Today.
The theater is shuttered.
The players scattered…
Here and there…
No matter.
No show today.
We are Dark.
No Star
No Enabler
No Scapegoat
We are dark today.
We are Dark.
The Perfect One,
The Apple of His Eye,
The Little Ignored Boy…
Wait outside the theater doors.
Their heads are bowed.
They wait in silence.
No Show Today.
The Scapegoat hides far away.
The Enabler looks for other prey.
Plenty of addicts to choose from.
Aha! The Perfect One drinks alone!
The Little Ignored Boy sneaks off
— for a meeting with his AA Sponsor (aka: meth pipe).
And The Apple of His Eye has got himself
Some Big Time Religion! – a drug in its own right.
Plenty of addictions to choose from.
No Show Today.
The theater is shuttered.
The players scattered…
Here and there…
No matter.
No show today.
We are Dark.
No Star
No Enabler
No Scapegoat
We are dark today.
We are Dark.
(First published 6/20/11)
