Together
The curtain rises for the show;
The actors all in place.
Egos clash with rehearsed lines;
Intentions lie in a heap on the floor.
Voices scratch like sandpaper;
Emotions left bleeding by rough tongue.
The audience does not applaud;
Confusion takes a bow.
Consensus desires the stage;
Personal views steal it.
Artistic solutions betray the master’s command;
A collective voice is needed.
Together the actors stand as one;
Singly each one dies a scripted death.
