A skill I need for my career,
is one of my greatest fears.
I'm in my classroom at Death Row High.
I know that I am about to die.
The shivers are felt, and seen in my hands,
hoping that I meet the public's demands.
I walk like a dead man walking,
I talk like a dead man talking,
while I walk to the guillotine.
the great executing machine.
I have to give one more speech,
the last time that I have to preach,
to tell you all I hate stages,
ice cold crowds and note-filled pages.
My head's as black as the night,
I don't want all the spotlights.
My mind is filled with stage fright.
I prefer to be the one who is dead,
than to give the eulogy for Ned.
Oh no, I've stolen a joke,
the first sign of a true choke.
I avoid their endless stare,
which is like a predator's glare.
My sentences are quite choppy
and my fluency becomes sloppy.
More waiting is more suspense.
Tension becomes more intense.
There is the firing squad without mercy.
Get this nightmare over with and shoot me!
Author notes
The stolen joke is "I prefer...for Ned."
Jerry Seinfeld made that joke once.
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a good poem with good rhyme though may i suggest thinkign of a beat when rhyming? keep to a de dum de dum heartbeat
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Thanks for the feedback. The heartbeat rhythm is a great idea but I think this lack of rhythm is okay, because you can't keep control of your speech (I mean the natural rhythm of your speech) if you're afraid of giving a speech. But it's just my opinion.
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thanks for entering, nice piece! you did a great job, love the rhyming!! good luck in this and all of your contests
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Wonderful poem i feel your fear. I hate public speaking!!! I can't even get up infront of a group of people i know and speak. Thanks for entering!
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I liked this final speech; I liked this line
I don't want all the spotlights.
My mind is filled with stage fright.
that was cool. Great job on this piece. -
Lol. Cute one. Unfotuantly not one I identify with...I have no fear of public speaking! hehe
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