In the Theater

A belly full of laughs is on the menu,
mixed in with the occasional raw tear.
And that's what you expect when in this venue.
What was it in the ad that drew you here?
The actors with their bios and their pictures,
the effervescent, luminous reviews?
The playwright and director, Broadway fixtures,
all smiles in their promotion interviews?
Can anything compare to simple laughter,
forgetting all your major aches and pains
and anything that's still to come, but after,
for now you're here. The Playbill that explains
will try but cannot substitute for this.
An evening in the theater. And bliss.