in the auditorium\ni was the director\nwithout direction\neveryone waited\nfor a sign and i was\namong them\n\nthere were only fragments\nthere was no beginning\nor end\n\nwe all pooled in the\norchestra the lights\nglowed and we all\nfifty or eighty sang\neerie and beautiful\n\ni think i know what it means\nthere is no beginning\nor end\n\nsoon it was over and\nwe started to clear\nsuddenly everything\nchanged and among\nfriends i recognized\nno one\n\nyes that\u2019s how it has to be\nthere is no beginning\nor end\n\nepw 12.20.07 perrysburg, oh