Sunday, March 6, 2011

Take Five



Stop staring, stop acting
and get out there and make it real!
Don't you see the curtain's up on your life!

"All men die, few men truly live."

"What we do today will echo in eternity."

"To thine own self be true."

Go on, sell yourself, it won't cause death.

We both know we ran this place into the ground
and lost our souls...now all were left with is
identity confusion.

Go wait tables some where and remember
your roots.  Find the someone you were before
all the make-up and masks.  I will too.

In the mean time Shakespeare
will blow some wind
through here and reset the place.

I'll see you back here in five years.
Maybe then we won't have to use
this place like a controlled substance.
Maybe then when we take off the makeup
and the masks there will be an actor
that looks like he took five.

Photo by Jacob F. Lucas.  It's One Shoot Sunday at One Stop.  Picture this.
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12 comments:

  1. dustusMarch 6, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    When moving from Shakespeare to Gladiator and Braveheart, it's no wonder the stage is in ruins. I think a "take 5" may definitely be in order. lol Great title, excellent poem.

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  2. the walking manMarch 6, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    Yeah i kind of like it too Jerry, though I never have been able wear masks and never hit the mark either. One day though the back door to the stage will open and I will have simply quit the business and write Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."

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  3. Brian MillerMarch 6, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    the thought of old william "blowing wind" is a wee bit scary...take off the mask, yes i agree...i wont put make up on for another man again...

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  4. izzyMarch 6, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    I certainly helped build the scenery - like that tree- I never stepped out on a stage
    other than in a Christmas pageant... Thanks for your poem!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Lol old William blows wind! Some great lines here Jerry

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  6. JL DodgeMarch 6, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    very creative !!

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  7. ClaudiaMarch 6, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    good write jerry....esp. the ..remember
    your roots. Find the someone you were before
    all the make-up and masks.. spoke to me

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  8. hedgewitchMarch 6, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    The curtain's up and we poor players are certainly into the strutting and fretting, making the maximum noise because soon we know we'll be heard no more. Taking five is an excellent counterbalance to all the drama. "using this place like a controlled substance" <-very nuanced,I like it.

    Thank you also for making the words white again. ;_)

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  9. Gigi AnnMarch 6, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I agree with what Claudia said, nothing to add.

    Thanks for the visit today.

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  10. Steve IsaakMarch 6, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Solid, enjoyable, good piece.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    "Don't you see the curtain's up on your life!"

    something we all should remember. great One Shoot!

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  12. Sean VesseyMarch 7, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    wow. great write. You carried us through works and than took five in our mind. I like...

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