theater of desire

as I wait in my 

theater of desire 

an audience applauds 

futile longings 

for affection. 

 

a hall of hearts 

waits for 

curtain call, 

believing the 

show must 

go on. 

Poem © 2009 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo © 2009 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo taken by R. Baker June 17, 2009 of the Little Theater, Rochester, NY