Understudy
This is nothing new;
Been here times before-
Mouths move to speak
to material familiar.
Breath into lines
A dramatic pause; an interjection
The applause light searing,
rallying in motivation.
The understudy takes the stage-
Awkward in motions
The cast throws encouragement
With scripted emotion
A smile and a wink
With the usual zeal
Everyone loves a loser
Its part of the appeal
Firmly against the grain
still playing the part
Lacking in composure
yet so full of heart
Just for the moment,
You’ll share in the production.
Until the real actors,
are quickly inducted
So reserve all the pep.
This is all just pretend.
Here from the beginning-
fully know how it ends.
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