As the sky parts like stage curtains
Revealing this Broadway play known as Life
The theatre lights gently dim like sunsets on mountains
Casting darkness over the red velvet auditorium
The angels in the audience begin to seal their lips
All their eyes turn to focus on center stage
The stage crew flips abruptly flips a switch
A spotlight reveals a newborn child
Resting in a rocking cradle sleeping so soundly
And for the next eighty to one hundred years
These angels in the audience will watch quietly
They will laugh at the humorous parts
Shed tears when a character dies
They'll boo the villains off the stage
And applaud the hero with tears in their eyes
They'll cheer when he falls in love with the leading lady
And when the stage curtains finally close
The cast will take a final bow
A few members of the audience will toss a rose
As the cast exits to the right
And then out will come the paper and pen
To critique this play called Life
Marking down every flaw and every sin
And the articles will hit news stands in the morning
Author notes
Written December 29th, 2005
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Unique
Very very interesting. I haven't read your work in a long time. Captivating story.
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veryinteresting and imaginative. i like it.
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Nice poem this is very good!!!I am going to applaud this poem!!So keep up the good work!!
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*applaudes*
i also applaude this poem! it's brilliant...so sad *pauses* and that is all i have to say -christa -
Fantastic imagery. The centered format of the poem adds to the message. I don't believe you could have accomplished the mood without said format. Though the message is one well-worked (Shakespeare said "All the world's a stage") I do believe your poem does justice to the idea of it.
There are some points at which the message is overconstrued, but I like the poem in general and applaud it.
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