She had crossed
the time of performance.
He had not moved.
She had carried along
the crowds through her tears
He had not cried.
She had suffered
all the solitudes.
He was solitary.
The actress and the master
confronted themselves
not to amaze one another
since they knew
the lights of the ramp
and the light of the dark
but to create together
a universe yet unknown
that belonged to the future.