Think They Can Act

Think They Can Act

A Poem by villagecaptain
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Tough Crowd

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Taking the stage in grand costume
Flouncing their tails blue and red
Talking in twangs to an audience 
Of golden cherry-eyed rats
Who snicker under eyebrows flat

A melody shrieks and the actor falls down
His actress shouldn't now run to his side
The prediction of a play seen frequently
Abruptly stalls and breaks all lewdness
As the noisy front row stops to peek

The air thickens with sweat and fog
Beating of hand fans the only sound
Actor and lady now laying still
Tails scattered and waiting for the wind
Or the hero of the previous set

Too evocative for the verminous seats
Rustling is too much to feel
Catatonic motions and worried expressions
Smiling couple had made them feel
Warmth for moments until the curtain falls

© 2014 villagecaptain


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Well done. One grammar mistake but besides that it is fine.

Posted 9 Years Ago


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Added on November 19, 2014
Last Updated on November 20, 2014
Tags: drama, act, audience, rats