Quandary of silence

   
   
   
   
Oh! Wait...  
Is it over?  
   
Did I miss a line?  
   
Did you?  
   
I didn't hear anyone call "scene"  
or see the curtain drop,  
but I'm standing in the dark  
   
   wondering    
   
        what comes next.  
   
---  
   
Are you still here,  
or is that just your ghost?  
   
---  
   
What do I say now?  
Prompter, please!  
   
I wanted to know how this story ends.  
   
   
but...  
   
   
If it's already over,  
please roll credits  
   
so I can get on with the business  
of gathering my things  
   
and be on my way.  
   
   
   
   
.