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a letter to Him

I'm bored down here with this bit role; I can't take life to heart.
Next time you're casting I'll audition for a more appealing part.

Perhaps I could portray the villain, play the evil shark -
like maybe the French Emperor, Bad Nap Bonaparte,
or have a wonderful adventure planned out from the start
and fly around the world, can I understudy Earhart?

I want to be, like Da Vinci, astoundingly so smart.
Could I, next time (I'll stand in line) be genius Bert Einstein,
or mayhap clever Molly Shelley - Percy's dear sweetheart divine -
and re-write, for posterity, The Monster of Doc Frankenstein?

If feeling kind you might relent and let me waste some time,
and live an ignorant, soft life of decadent spoilt luxury,
as Suri is and Paris was, Hollywood's Sweetheart I'll be.
I'll act so well you'll offer me the part for all eternity.

Don't want to put on too much weight... if you insist I'll happily
try out for Pavarotti's bit, or e'en the eighth King Henry's,
or Ivan Pavlos' drivelling dog - although an animal, still he
taught something to all shrinks-to-be when Jung was just a young upstart.

I'm bored down here with this bit role; I can't take life to heart.
Next time you're casting I'll audition for a major leading part.

About This Poem

Last Few Words: lol - just a bit of fun ...

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Western Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Favourite poets? So many, so varied. I like particular songs, not necessarily the singer... and the same goes for poetry. I can honestly say though, that Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman was what inspired my love of poetry - my mother began reading it to me when I was still a baby, and it became my favourite bedtime story

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Rula

Rula

13 years 2 months ago

For me

For me
It is enough to read
Juddyann art
It is enough to read
what's coming out of heart

Great piece of art dear juddy!!!

judyanne

judyanne

13 years 2 months ago

lol rula

i must've been writing my crit to you as you wrote this ...

thank you so very much for the lovely and supportive comment
hugs
judy
xxx