The eternal scriptwriter
has already written the lines
and knows that at some point
you will do your best to change them,
add perhaps a colon or an emphasis
somewhere into the laid out plan,
your interactions with the other players,
grease painted, mask of tears
and joy painstakingly rehearsed
in the scriptwriter’s mind but
with only a single chance
to get your cue right, remember
that cue, one shot or else
you fall behind and then your lines
fall behind and the eternal scriptwriter