Unseen Practice

We celebrate big victories on stage on World Theatre Day.

Big actions. Huge performances.

Not the small ones.

They pass unnoticed.

Holding a fork is quieter.

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To hold a fork.

Timeless.

Rare.

Precious, muted steel

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I grasp.

It drops.

I reach.

It drops. 

I grasp –

Five seconds

It drops.

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They glare.

The fallen fork shines.

Not the grasp.

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Fallen fork –

Glistens.

Grasping hand –

Dulled.

Aches.

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Unseen.

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Then lifts

Fingers clenched.

Firm.

Fork clutched.

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