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Drama queens seem
to come to their own

in Act 2 Scene 1
the plot thickens

like a stew or a jam
a brogue or a brick

thick I think
like that

run scales up and down
just to loosen the throat

shake their hands
get the willys out

stretch and bend
pointe and flex

prep
for that wondrous moment

the aria
the coup de grâce

Plié center stage
slit their throat

all the time plotting
how they’ll tell their friends

how unjust and unfair
the world is

© Carlos Chagall, 2013