Broadway Buffoons
You and your partner are going to see yet another off-Broadway show
You will laugh out loud but only you two are really in on the joke
You look at The Playbill, wondering what buffonery you will see next
It will be just another horrible production, just like all of the rest
You both are creative people but use your creative talents in different industries
But you have a love for the arts and wonder why this play is what people want to see?
So to cope with some lost dreams, you see a play to laugh at what is front of you
And to see the next horrendous performance of the Broadway Buffoons
You both love good art but you know it is quite as good as it was in your youth
It’s now a younger person’s stage as your entertainment idols are getting long in the tooth
So you go to a show to see what buffoonery these young artists will come up with next
You realize that you are seeing the same show that is no different than all the rest
You both are creative people but use your creative talents in different industries
But you both have a love for the arts and a few creative lost dreams
So to make up for that disappointment, you go to a show to laugh at what is in front of you
And to see the next horrendous performance of the Broadway Buffoons
One of the actors did something weird on stage and you both laugh, while trying to hold it in
You are Dying On The Inside, wondering why the producers hired this actor to begin with
But everyone else is engaged with the show, so you two struggle to keep your composure
So then you laugh at the buffoonery you saw on stage at a restaurant when the show is over
You both are creative people but you use those creative talents in different lines of work
While mediocre performers take the stage and your beloved theatre takes a turn for the worst
So to make your universe right again, you see a show to laugh at what is in front of you
And to witness yet another production from the Broadway Buffoons
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2019 Resisting Distress Publishing
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PersonalThemeAbstract
Personal experience attending bad Broadway shows with specific partner
SparseMeasureDense
Dense repetition of ideas about mediocre theatre, creative disappointment
DarkSentimentBright
Negative tone: disappointment, frustration, disillusionment with modern theatre
StillEnergyExplosive
Moderate intensity; comedic frustration but contemplative overall structure
MicroLengthEpic
Approximately 31-50 lines of continuous free verse narrative
PlainFigurativeOrnamented
Some phrases like 'getting long in the tooth,' 'Dying On The Inside' but mostly plain
LyricVoiceDramatic
First-person lyric voice reflecting on shared internal experience with partner
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