A shattered doll,

A broken hope,

The vanishing act

In acrid smoke.

An actor's speech,

A musician's cord,

A last performance,

The final word.

Hamlet's doubt,

Juliet's pain,

Poison, daggers,

And Sorrow's refrain.

One last Act

One last stand

A final bow

With sword in hand

After one

The other goes

Lights are dimmed,

The curtain closed.