an episodically published poem
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in box
piles of paper
scripts
proposals
treatments
letters of inquiry
begging frustrated hopeless
hopeful lists of awards
credentials CVs
letters of recommendation
outbox
piles of paper
dogearred pencil notes
post-its
letters to go
scripts
proposals
treatments
garbage
A little sacred stack
of possibilities
terra incognita
here there be monsters
A shelf of possibilities
published scripts
by known playwrights
with known track records
The director dreams
a sacred stack of monsters
a shelf of known positives
on the stage in the dream
energy, passion action
in the audience
tears applause laughter
agreement discovery amazement
the energy soars to a heart pumping climax
the actor thrusts a hand up towards the gods
the crowd cannot breathe as his gaze
slowly falls upon the shattered flesh
of his poor tortured daughter
do I choose this ugly but intelligent possibility
or this sweet known crowd pleaser
do I stage a play that defines us
but will lose money or do I
go with a proven dandy
that will keep everyone employed
or do I take a chance that I can
hype the unproven play
and make it work
and the answer is
