Roadie Poet: New Leaf
Before we get to the Roadie Poet, let me point you to one Alex Skolnick. He’s the guitar player for Testament, a band near-and-dear to my heart (among other gigs he does/did). He’s waxing poetic about roadies, himself.
Now, on to the Poet , himself:
Been hearing the production manager talk.
“New leaf coming,” he keeps saying.
He’s nervous.
Pressure must be on.
We’re all clueless.
Like it that way.
Let Stew worry about his shit.
We’ll deal with ours.
We’re grunts,
nothing more.
Like it that way.
Can’t help but notice
the band
avoids one spot on the stage.
We now gaff it out
so they don’t forget
and walk across.
We don’t know why.
Don’t care, either.
We got our jobs.
It’s all we want.
Like it this way.
Until the day
Stew comes around.
“New leaf is here!”
And we’re all sucked in
as we help
replace
part of
the stage.
We do
Not
Like it this way.
Ahh, another Sunday Scribblings. Sometimes, I fear I can’t write a thing without it anymore.
If it works… This is a good take on the the prompt and a nifty piece!
January 3rd, 2010 at 8:54 pmTumblewords´s last blog ..Haiga for Haiku Bones
I like Roadie Poet. He always makes me smile.
January 4th, 2010 at 1:22 amShelley Munro´s last blog ..Paint Mare and Foal
Funny take on “new leaf”! I love Roadie Poet!
January 4th, 2010 at 1:37 amVery nice! Wow..it would be really awful to fall through a stage…
January 4th, 2010 at 10:56 amLesley´s last blog ..Opinions Needed
Nice. Not the “new leaf” I expected.
January 4th, 2010 at 2:47 pmYou mean the stage has a section like the leaf in a table?
January 4th, 2010 at 3:15 pmAlice Audrey´s last blog ..Fwd: Interesting Art by Liu Bolin the Invisible Man
I always thought being a roadie would be the most interesting job. But then again, that was when I was young, strong , and stupid LOL. Still, this makes me kind of wistful. What an adventure!
January 6th, 2010 at 12:10 amDee´s last blog ..The Last Leaf Falls
Woo…! Roadie Poet! (‘Roa-dee! Roa-dee!’)
January 6th, 2010 at 12:41 pmJulia Smith´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – 133