Act one. Townspeople tell the story of Sonya and Alfonso
As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy's Face with a Newspaper
Deafness, an Insurgency, Begins
Alfonso Stands Answerable
That Map of Bone and Opened Valves
Townspeople Circle the Boy's Body
Of Weddings before the War
Before the War, We Made a Child
As Soldiers Choke the Stairwell
While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses
Above Blue Tin Roofs, Deafness
City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to the Neck
In the Bright Sleeve of the Sky
Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso
Such Is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air
Act two. Townspeople tell the story of Momma Galya
Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle
When Momma Galya First Protested
Galya Whispers, as Anushka Nuzzles
And While Puppeteers Are Arrested
Soldiers Don't Like Looking Foolish
Pursued by the Men of Vasenka
