the last act

there is no
curtain call, no last
bow
upon the stage.
there is no rise
in the audience
hollering
for the players
to return
just one more time.
no shouts of
bravo, or author.
the last note
has been played,
the final word
spoken in the last
act. the theater
is dark, the lights
gone, the seats
empty.
it's best to go
too, take your
broken heart and don't
look back.