The Real Walter Fiction

so pretty Mr Mitty

with your salon-styled hair

lost in your own fair whimsy

what fantastic antics there

we tremble at such daring

such bravado makes us quake

your make-believe is total

so the real world must be fake

so witty Mr Mitty

oh this may come as a shock

but there are no secrets left

in your optimistic lot

the tender truth is acute

mostly hard but plain to see

but I do not have the skill

to be as genteel as thee

no pity Mr Mitty

no rite fantastique today

reality not softened

not delivered just for play

for your own good

you are disrobed

you are a fraud

you are unclothed

no Robin Hood

no Jackie Chan

no Jesse James

you're just a man

an anti-hero

stuck in life

like me

so

pocketa-pocketa that

my pretend sensitive friend

as you fairy tale away

in your ever after end

Author's Note

Walter Mitty is the steretypical anti-hero played by Danny Kaye in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'. Always liked Danny Kaye - although reputedly a pain to work with! Some days I just feel like the anti-hero and long for that fantasy life to escape to. I guess we all do...

Reviews

[blakjassy]

:-)

[blakjassy]

I really love that movie and i can't believe how well you have captured the sentiment of it! The flow of it has a whimsical and almost melodic feel and I can almost hear Danny Kaye's voice as I read it.

And the irony is that while you label yourself an antihero, your obvious skill as a writer and poet makes a lie of that statement.

[Jeremy Baker]

I loved this story - used it to teach many classes! And Danny Kaye is always a favourite. This poem is a lovely tribute to him. As for the anti-hero, I think I've far more chance of acheiving that than of being a bona-fide hero any day! I loved that last stanza also. great poem - but then, all of yours are!

[Muse]

Hmmmmmmmm, this made me smile. Was it supposed to? The message here is uncertain to me. This person you speak of "Mr Mitty", is this your alter-go? Someone you wish not to be? I conclude the above because of the following:
an anti-hero
stuck in life
like me
so