Your performance was quite the show—
You made perfect your part
And even though you didn’t know
This was a play from the start,

Your method acting was impeccable, sublime.
So immersive you made this reality—
From the bridges you built, the trees that climb
Heavenward, planted with such raw litany.

So convincing, in fact, you tricked yourself
To believing your character was real—
Which could not be further from the truth.
This—the very greatest plot-twist reveal—

Now the stage bare and seats fit for a spectre,
To rewatch your recital on the silvery screen.
Beyond golden gates with this story’s director,
Retired for now to enjoy again every scene.

But here the audience returns to fill every pew
As an encore to celebrate the life and the soul
Of the spirited star, the multitalented you—
To soon recur as a cameo; same actor, new role.

© Joseph Chin
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