Tell us.
Continue.
Oh they thought they were so clever.
Desperation.
Pick a face.
There were these two clowns.
Twirling twirling.
Cheap disappearing tricks.
Pick a face in the crowd and tell us what you see.
Get inside and close the curtains they said.
Not me.
Put on a movie of better times.
There were these two clowns.
This is not supposed to happen to us but to other people me.
Not me. Not me.
There were these two clowns.
Double scoops for everyone.
Not me.
Pick a face in the crowd.
Pick a face.
Not me.
Embarking on a prolonged negotiation to establish the nature of this new reality.
A list of conversations that have been assessed as off limits.
Telling tall tales.
Denial and stunned silence.