POEM - Remember Our Town? I Was in That

Floating through my Senior Year

I found myself in the drama room

Trying out for the school play

On a whim

Or because everyone else was

I read a part

Tried on some pants

Then Mr. Miller kept calling me back

Had me read for George

He seemed impressed

But I got the idea

I really got the part

Because I knew the right way

To hang up slacks on a hanger

Then practice started

Lots of memorizing

Lots of hours after school

And Mr. Miller’s unique directing

Like the time I got to do my lines

With Nick while we held hands

We were cast as father and son

It was supposed to create familiarity

I think it almost made Nick pass out

It was a great show

By the second night

We were comfortable

Sitting back stage

Singing Hotel California

At the top of our lungs

We got chewed out

For not being focused

I still had a great show

Even if I did fake the kiss

Every single night

Every single time

I totally chickened out

At the end of the year

There was a banquet

For the drama kids

I wasn't a drama kid

But all of my friends were

And I was the lead

In the big school play

So I showed up

Who would turn down a free meal

Especially at the Spaghetti Company

I won Actor of the Year

Mostly because of my voice

And my ability to project it

The intrinsic evidence on tape

Showed that in our auditorium

Which was specially designed

To murder all acoustics

Mine was the only voice discernible

So I was the standout once

Instead of receiving another

In an ever increasing line

Of ”Most Improved” awards

It was straight up

No detractions

            Even came with a trophy

My name engraved on it and everything