Curtains closed
Blackened stage
Curtains opened
Spotlights on

He walks to the light
Opens his mouth
Speaks as a person he isn’t
Committed to a character

His face lights up
He found something
Something I had already found
Passion

Passion for the stage
Not for applause
Not for recognition
Something much more

You can be completely you
While being completely not
Truthful in fiction
Where I belong