Rehearsal

They won't

Shut.

Up.

So she yells.

That's what

Drove me out

All those years ago.

I could barely

Make it

Through the Fall

Before I wanted to quit.

When every rehearsal

Was a nightmare

In the making

When shouts

And talking

Made me

Fall apart.

Those were

My eyes' cue

To let the tears

Tumble.

October 10, 2018