Mingling At the Entr'Acte

The cloud of suspense was becoming compact The mood was tense to ensure most impact A baffling mystery had to be cracked A sordid crime they needed to re-enact It was the end of the second act Moments before the entr’acte We stretched went out and snacked I powdered my nose with my compact Nodded to each other matter-of-fact The plot was convoluted enough to distract Had everyone admitting massive confusion intact Was it the lady in red they attacked Was the weapon found in the house that got ransacked Was it the business owner’s computer that they hacked Was the killer the guy with the severe cataract Was it the butler who decided to counteract The wildest theories were purely abstract The play was about to restart and unveil each dirty fact Time to see who was right ‘cause it was all quite action packed AP: 2nd place 2025 Submitted on June 21, 2018 for contest LATE JUNE PREMIERE sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 4TH Originally posted on February 28, 2018