then I tried the stage
me an actor, the thespian
(Shakespearean, Greek tragedian
you know)
"Man and the arms I sing" - like that -
and so the director told me
I'd come on stage left,
a dramatic moment
amidst full sound effects
(and full house, of course)
and I would proclaim:
*"O ye Gods, and O ye elements
and O ye thunder - rage on, rage on
for I fear not"*
and I so galloped on stage
amidst full sound effects
(and full house, of course)
but I was confused by the sudden
and raging thunder above my head
and I proclaimed instead:
"What the fuck was that?"
*And so ended my stage career
as it began
with a bang*