Jul 2017
C O N T E S T POEM FOR SUNPRINCESS
He picks up the microphone -
The switch is already on
He pushes the button anyway
And that turns it back off
He starts into his maiden speech.
Nobody hears a single word
But he keeps right on talking.
I’m in the sound booth at the back
Visible in the window
The audience turns and looks at me.
There’s nothing I can do.
The mic has been turned off.
So I am forced fake a smile
And take the blame
For his stupidity.
ljm
He picks up the microphone -
The switch is already on
He pushes the button anyway
And that turns it back off
He starts into his maiden speech.
Nobody hears a single word
But he keeps right on talking.
I’m in the sound booth at the back
Visible in the window
The audience turns and looks at me.
There’s nothing I can do.
The mic has been turned off.
So I am forced fake a smile
And take the blame
For his stupidity.
ljm
I can never turn down a challenge.
I told the speaker before he took the stage that the mic was on and all set for him. Nerves got the upper hand. You'd be surprised how often it happens, but most realize they are not beng amplified and check the mic.
I told the speaker before he took the stage that the mic was on and all set for him. Nerves got the upper hand. You'd be surprised how often it happens, but most realize they are not beng amplified and check the mic.
