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Poems - stage directions for romance

stage directions for romance

by Tony

do not hold auditions.
open the door to the stage,
and see who enters.

protagonists should be ordinary
angels, clothed in
unremarkable
fabrics, made up as laborers.
antagonists should be limber
and angry, dark eyed,
bitterly handsome.

close and lock the doors.

let the actors choose their parts by lot.
let them
revolve around each other
with no
direction from you.

once they are comfortable
with what they want to say,
assign roles
and give them their actual lines.

at the two minute warning,
strip them all naked,
get them to their marks
just before the house lights go down.

drop a sandbag onto the stage.

even if it kills someone,
even if it wounds someone,
announce that the show must go on,
remind them that any tension they now feel
will be fodder for the muse,
and that death
sharpens the urgency of improvisation.

raise the curtain
when you are sure
they are no longer ready.

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i rarely rate tens.. (Score: 1 )
by ghostwhite on Thursday, March 06, 2008 (11:14:20)

i rarely rate tens...and never sure of why when i do...this one, perhaps, due to its unique voice, its authenticity...it appears playful, at first glance...but i sense a seriousness beneath that surface...

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Tony, the sandbag di (Score: 1 )
by induce on Thursday, March 06, 2008 (11:51:05)

Tony, the sandbag did it for me, great setting and words . induce

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VERY nice (Score: 1 )
by tildesk on Thursday, March 06, 2008 (19:27:10)

VERY nice

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whoa! (Score: 1 )
by anna9 on Thursday, March 06, 2008 (21:19:37)

whoa!

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just like real life (Score: 1 )
by graphitegirl on Thursday, March 06, 2008 (22:34:09)

just like real life alway an improve. Some shows better than others. clever and stimulating write..enjoyed this one. gg

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Ahh the world is but (Score: 1 )
by badmalthus on Friday, March 07, 2008 (17:05:21)

Ahh the world is but a stage......and I drink myself thru each scene as I dodge many a falling(thrown?) sandbag. One amazing write Tony......I bow my head in your presence.
Cheers......Harry

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Ahh the world is but (Score: 1 )
by Tony on Saturday, March 08, 2008 (16:02:46)

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Yes..there can be no (Score: 1 )
by Islandgrrl on Sunday, March 09, 2008 (12:47:15)

Yes..there can be no auditions or directions for romance.... It must take its own course. Nice write....Islandgrrl...

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Re: stage directions for romance (Score: 1 )
by butterflyzrfree on Sunday, August 30, 2009 (01:43:58)

Scary and refreshing in it's stark truth.

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Re: stage directions for romance (Score: 1 )
by MissCJMonroe on Saturday, November 07, 2009 (07:50:58)

This was a very finely tuned metaphor that was also clear. It is blunt which seems to intensify the power. Thanks!

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