Curtains fall and whispers start
For a host of little reasons.
Never ever quite apart,
Never ever seem to notice.

Curtains rise and silence falls.
Never even stop to wonder:
'How do you know me?'


Curtains, music, cameras, lights;
(Is it true?)
Hear your laughter down the aisle now.
Did I ever realise?
(If I knew...)
But your smile would never falter.

Curtains courting something nicer,
Velvet plush around the seating —
Never could it be.