At The Movies

I was at the movies tonight, watching Sorcerer's Apprentice, and taking in a little more.

At the movies, I pay my ticket and step inside.
I look around.
There’s much more to see here than a movie.

There’s a family over there, with way too many kids
And I find it funny, the dad tries to carry all the drinks!
And there’s a couple that holds hands.
They’ll be looking at the movie, not paying attention to the story line.
There’s a fat man with cash very handy
eyeing every single type of chocolate candy…

The acne-ridden kid at the register peeks at his coworker,
and I wonder if he imagines what it’s like to kiss her.

An old man gives pop corn to his grandkid.
Another kid has heelies and with them he skids.

At the movies, I buy my drink and step inside.
I look around.
When the lights go out, I sneakily turn around.

So many faces.
So many stories.

YG

Reviews

[Anicca]

Lovely, I love the way your mind works. Like me you clearly love to observe the world, do you ever drive down a road at night and catch glimpses of families through lighted windows and make up a story about that family in your head? Or pass someone on the street and wonder who they are, where they are going and why? I wish I knew all the answers! Haha. Thanks for sharing.

[Ama May Cooper]

Where ever we are there is always a million things going on , a million people with a million stories , memories , fears... so many different tales. These piece captures that strange reality wonderfully, the tale told with perfection and flow. This piece was beyond amazing absoulutly adore it

[♪GetUse2MyMelodie..]

Lovely :) It is nice to sometimes just take yourself out of your own world and look around. I like how you presented it so gently and sincerely. It's cute. Makes you very curious.

[Brianna Brie]

Cool...a true writer always takes in his or her environment. Its all about detail. Nice write!

[Jaeda]

The theater's the best place to people-watch, because everyone's paying attention to something else, leaving themselves open to observation. I like how you put it all down in poetry!

[C.M. Waters]

As a cinema buff (a cinemaniac, if you will), I must admit that everything stated here is 110% true. I don't even think the couple holding hands is watching the movie! They're just paying ten bucks for a 2-hour make-out session! :P

[Needy]

Love it :))

[HideAndSeek]

I love how you kind of give everyone in the poem this turth personality you see all the time in the real world.
And so truth, so many stories behind each and one of the persons you see daily.

[M. Elizabeth.]

I love this because thats exactly what i see at the movies EVERY time !

[the-One-with-the-Darkne..]

I enjoyed this. Its very good. i do this often!