Close Up
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“All the world’s a stage”
Yet acts not hard penned
Written as we go
With an unknown end
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We stand in footlights
Improvising line
Chewing scenery
Our lives to define
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Acts go unnumbered
Characters galore
Where the story goes
Unknown till explored
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So, break a leg kid
Give it all you got
Step to center stage
Give it your best shot
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Soliloquized life
Captured in spotlight
Others hard to see
In that glare so bright
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No offense is meant
Applause we can’t give
We have major roles
Our own lives to live
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Technology now
Brought rarified air
Where all that you do
We should daily care
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We are all players
Important to plot
Practicing our lines
With no time to watch
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commonsensiblyspeaking 
There are two basic groups of people – those who believe that everything, EVERY THING, revolves around them, and those who seek to validate themselves by making everything revolve around another and exclude themselves. I’ve always been a part of the second group – until excluding myself began having serious mental and physical issues appear. Truth comes from finding a balance.
Life is all about balance. Love you Sis!
there is a place for us on the stage and yet it is big enough for all of us
We just have to stop pushing and shoving to be in the spotlight. Thanks for all the support, Beth!
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I love how you can make today’s crazy world seem more tolerable with your words Brad. Beautiful!
Thank you, Mike! Tolerable seems to be where we have to set the bar lately. See you guys soon!
Well, as all the world is a stage, and we are all players, we speak until the final syllable of recorded time and we can only hope that we do not get kicked out of the play by the Great Director. Great poem, truly enjoyed it, as I love Shakespeare, and great work. All the best to you my friend,
F.
Thank you my dear friend!
You’re very welcome my friend!