Friday, September 4, 2009
I am just a drunk*
A drunk is just a kid.
Made to wear whatever hat
The handler puts on his lid.
Blessed I am to have
An audience so fine
With kind eyes they watch
Lift me up to the sky
Injured I was before
Front of evil eyes I flipped.
So not any more
In Adulthood, it's I who commands the whip
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*I am using drunk here as a slang term for a novice. I don't know if its been used like that before.
This is a poem for my audience who watched me do backflips in Ashland, Oregon. I wanted to note the dynamic of a child or novice performer which sees the audience carry the performance and the adult or professional performer which see themselves commanding the audience.
A drunk is just a kid.
Made to wear whatever hat
The handler puts on his lid.
Blessed I am to have
An audience so fine
With kind eyes they watch
Lift me up to the sky
Injured I was before
Front of evil eyes I flipped.
So not any more
In Adulthood, it's I who commands the whip
---
*I am using drunk here as a slang term for a novice. I don't know if its been used like that before.
This is a poem for my audience who watched me do backflips in Ashland, Oregon. I wanted to note the dynamic of a child or novice performer which sees the audience carry the performance and the adult or professional performer which see themselves commanding the audience.
# posted by edgarnow : 10:35 AM
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