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Poem

Mehrdad Fallah

UNDER THIS SPOTLIGHT

I am thrown here again
under this spotlight

Once again
they have cast me as a tree
and my spot on the street
is left empty
some hole you may fall into unawares
and you suddenly find yourself over here
somewhere to sit
but where a chair
cannot be found
and you ineluctably
return to the stage
and pick me at my branch

It is clear that this play has no audience
and will be repeated over and over again

Under this spotlight

Under this spotlight

Close

UNDER THIS SPOTLIGHT

I am thrown here again
under this spotlight

Once again
they have cast me as a tree
and my spot on the street
is left empty
some hole you may fall into unawares
and you suddenly find yourself over here
somewhere to sit
but where a chair
cannot be found
and you ineluctably
return to the stage
and pick me at my branch

It is clear that this play has no audience
and will be repeated over and over again

UNDER THIS SPOTLIGHT

I am thrown here again
under this spotlight

Once again
they have cast me as a tree
and my spot on the street
is left empty
some hole you may fall into unawares
and you suddenly find yourself over here
somewhere to sit
but where a chair
cannot be found
and you ineluctably
return to the stage
and pick me at my branch

It is clear that this play has no audience
and will be repeated over and over again
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