31 da Armada

Deus ex machina

Because we were good at entanglements, but not

Resolution, and made a mess of plot,

Because there was no other way to fulfil

The ancient prophesy, because the will

Of the gods demanded punishment, because

Neither recognized who the other was,

Because there was no difference between

A tragic ending and a comic scene,

Because the play was running out of time,

Because the mechanisme of the sublime

Was in good working order, but needed using,

Because it was a script not of our choosing,

Because we were actors, but we knew for a fact

We were only actors, because we could not act.

A. E. Stallings