change of scenery,
the curtains close/
the curtains open.
people are missing,
furniture has been exchanged.
so familiar + still so foreign.
ALL THAT YOU HAVE IS YOUR SOUL,
tracy chapman sang in the back of her head.
she tried to believe it,
cause otherwise her heart could have been broken over this change of curtains.
she went on stage and played her part,
what else was there to be done?
then actually yes,
she was quite shy,
in some ways.
don’t ask me why.