"Enough

is enough,"
she said. Calmly.
But firmly.

I had to admire
her assured authority
even if I didn't like
what she was saying.

My own hunger, desire,
was still in the stalls
applauding wildly.

I wanted to yell
Encore! Encore!
but knew if I did

she'd hit me

with the old adage
that less is more.

So I didn't say another