The Curtain Must Fall

And the Curtain Must Fall

We are all actors upon a stage, the stage that is known As life.

The curtain rises at the moment of birth,

some say that this part is the best.

When we are laid upon our Mother’s breast,

we hear the oohs and awes from those

who will be our caregivers, teachers, parents.

None of us know all of our lines, for this play is never-ending

and surprising. From our first breath to learning how to crawl

to walking steady and facing it all.

We progress from one act to another, unsure of what the next

lines in this play will call. Will it be grief or bliss,

or something that will make us fall?

Some of us will only have a line or two others may have a brief

sketch. While others will be part of a grand show. No one knows

just what role they will play, but for all of us there is one

inevitable thing. And that for each of at one time or another,

the curtain must fall.

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