it never ends that way

the play
is fine. the dialogue
crisp
and relevant,
hardly had a lag
in the script
or plot.
it keeps moving,
there are snickers
and laughs
throughout
the crowd.
some old, some
young some stuck
in the middle,
like you.
there is talk
of sex
and love,
loveless sex,
and sexless love.
you've known both.
neither
lasting very long.
but the play
moves on,
you go with it.
you want the right
thing
to happen, for
the ending to be a bow
tied neatly
when the final
scene is played.
but nothing, as you
well know,
ever ends
that way.