so listening to Sondheim talking
art, composition and
inspiration,
he says something that so astounds me, my core shaken.
hundreds of songs composed,
but only one,
only one!
autobiographical.
ashamed. I am ashamed.
99% of what is scribble-scribe, about myself,
so I flunk my very own poem exam.
worse, I knew it true
but would not say it lest,
my shame public pronounced,
till now.
his target market was the theater-goer,
the public, you.
mine, myself.
you invited into voyeur~voyage,
to peer into me
peering into me
but I have an oath modest taken,
from know-now on,
I will write
About You,
For you,
Less-on me,
Lessons of us....
Jan. 25th 2014.
Jan 26, 2014
Jan 26, 2014 at 8:59 AM UTC
so listening to Sondheim talking
art, composition and
inspiration,
he says something that so astounds me, my core shaken.
hundreds of songs composed,
but only one,
only one!
autobiographical.
ashamed. I am ashamed.
99% of what is scribble-scribe, about myself,
so I flunk my very own poem exam.
worse, I knew it true
but would not say it lest,
my shame public pronounced,
till now.
his target market was the theater-goer,
the public, you.
mine, myself.
you invited into voyeur~voyage,
to peer into me
peering into me
but I have an oath modest taken,
from know-now on,
I will write
About You,
For you,
Less-on me,
Lessons of us....
Jan. 25th 2014.
http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video/5723/EXTENDED-LOOK-Jeremy-Jordan-Darren-Criss-and-America-Ferrera-Perform-Opening-Doors-in-New-HBO-Documentary-Six-By-Sondheim
Sondheim's only autobiographical song.
From Six by Sondheim. If u have HBO, find it, watch it.
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