A vicar and a villain
Shakespeare and pantomime
I used to do some acting
In a former life of mine
I'd be busy learning lines
Two plays at the same time
I enjoyed the company
In a former life of mine
From Faringdon to Sandringham
To hundreds or just nine
Performance to performance
In a former life of mine
But in the end I had to stop
The reason was, you see
Too busy being other folk
When I needed to be me
(Writing challenge based on the phrase 'life has many parts')
