I don’t know my lines.
That is always the case,
only this time, the props
were not set, either,
and I am frantically
baking popovers
for the first act.
Five minutes before curtain,
I tell the other two actors,
“I’m going to have to improvise.”
They look at me in astonishment,
not because they are disappointed
but because they can tell
I only just this moment
knew that was an option.