The Actor (A Poem For Naomi Solomon) Poem by n. j. saroff

The actor is not faint of heart
Not a wanderer or a drifter
They come on with purpose
Moving forward knowing exactly where they are going
The actor draws you in effortlessly
The actor captures your eyes, leaving you utterly mesmerized
Stealing your breathe for a moment
The actor commands the stage for it's an arena
The actor presents the arts we humans need to survive
Take me on a journey dear actor
Tell me a story only you know the words to
I don't see you my dear actor
I see this new person
A stranger
But suddenly I've come to love them
This beautiful character
They have charms and quarks,
They are real
A breathe
You breathe passion and life
A physical being has come to life
Actors, they souls of fire that demand things of our mind
As audience it is our job to listen
So open your ears my fellow audience members
Dance with the actor's tale