-for Kent and Jane
I watch Lucinda
my dragon year sister
older now like me
generous around the middle
with glasses too
fearless and fearful
on stage
still sharing her tears.
We have a choice:
to show up or not.
The house lights
darken and the spots
focus on us
in any case.
This old theater filled with
aging dreamers like Lu and me.
We showed up.
We’re still here.
Young people crowd around
amidst sweet smoky air
and then it is over.
How quickly it passes
Geoff O’Keeffe
Spring 2011
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