Poem 448

My other job … I was writing and putting on plays at the same time as writing poetry … they continued neck and neck for some years until I decided I was getting more reward from theatre (though it might not seem like it from this poem) …

Theatre

It's easy
I did all the hard part
I squeezed the idea out
worked on it with a fingernail
wrote it down arranged to see actors
taught them when to stand
and fall
hired the hall
pointed the lights at the lines
met you at the door
now all
you have to do is laugh
you bastards laugh