your play

this story
that you are in,
playing
the main character,
the good
and evil twin.
never goes in
the direction
that you think
it's headed in.
you are
the protagonist
and hero,
the villain,
and the soldier
without a line.
the mute boy
on the curb.
the stranger in
a diner at
4 a.m. . you are
the victim,
and survivor.
all of this
is you,
on stage, as
the curtain
each day rises.