I will perform for you,
on this the wooden stage of
living and being who
I am told I should be.
I will shape my body
just so that it is acceptable
for you as I make my role
and take my place on the bill.
And you will perform with me,
side to side in our gentle deceit,
and we will speak our lines
according to the script.
I will play for you, play for you,
with the colour of my voice
and the swish of my body in
this act made for you and all to see.
1/6/2019