summertime in our town
is thunderstorm theatre
rain plays every couple weeks
which always start with
bullies of clouds that gather
high around a “mountain”
as someone offstage wobbles
an aluminum sheet for thunder
another flips the lightening switch
off and on and from the dark
ceiling above the audience
drops of water are released
for the effect of sprinkles
and we watch and wait
and wait watch and wait
some more
but these actors are just kids
who at most performances
seem like they don’t want to be there
some will wait for a friend
before they quit and walk away
and we’ll watch them leave
till they split off
and go
their separate ways home
Comments