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The Comedian's Failure
"As I was saying to your mum about you and your sister, I am not too bothered about what you do, just as long as you are happy."
An unexpected heart to heart phrase Dad said one evening,
Now if only I could be inspired by it
Maybe even wake up and care about it.
But like just about everything: I no longer care.
A monster's monster:
Waving an axe around but taking no pleasure.
Just a statuesque blank empty unending stare
The same I would've given people when they talk
Instead my eyes look everywhere except at them.
All the world's a farce and I am a fool.
All the time in the world for a witty comment
And words to make someone else smile,
Make 'em laugh, make 'em giggle and grin.
But an accursed eternity silently by myself,
Like a well known hilarious sketch
that never gets past rehearsal.
An unexpected heart to heart phrase Dad said one evening,
Now if only I could be inspired by it
Maybe even wake up and care about it.
But like just about everything: I no longer care.
A monster's monster:
Waving an axe around but taking no pleasure.
Just a statuesque blank empty unending stare
The same I would've given people when they talk
Instead my eyes look everywhere except at them.
All the world's a farce and I am a fool.
All the time in the world for a witty comment
And words to make someone else smile,
Make 'em laugh, make 'em giggle and grin.
But an accursed eternity silently by myself,
Like a well known hilarious sketch
that never gets past rehearsal.
Published 1st Dec 2012
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The counterpart to Heslopian's 'The Tragedian's Growth' http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/77411-the-tragedians-growth/, or a poor excuse for one.
2nd Dec 2012 00:55am
Good Lord.
reminds me of The tears of a clown.
Nice short little snippet that has (if one looks for it) a back story and a whole lot of now story going on.
"All the world's a farce and I am a fool."
totally relate-able in it's entirety.
good show I say.
reminds me of The tears of a clown.
Nice short little snippet that has (if one looks for it) a back story and a whole lot of now story going on.
"All the world's a farce and I am a fool."
totally relate-able in it's entirety.
good show I say.
2nd Dec 2012 00:59am
If I can emulate half the style Jack pulls off I would be a half-decent poet then. Sounds like I may be some way there, at least the emotional baggage arrived.