The Blue Door

The theatre was condemned
before the last matinee.
A crew arrived with boards
and tins of white and blue.

They covered the old sign's shadow,
then drew a blue door
where the brick had sealed it.

At dusk the painted handle turned.
A woman stepped out carrying
six chairs and a roll of paper.
She set the chairs beneath the wall.

Children came with chalk.
They drew a stage, a dog,
a moon with a ladder leaning up.
The crew left its boards stacked.

By morning the wall was full
of places to gather.
The fire door stayed clear.
Someone brought a kettle.