At last night's gig (though sparsely attended)
At last I memorised my poetry
Instead of reading it with lowered head
Instead I made eye contact, they with me
Notes on my hand to jog the memory
Notes from the band smoothing concentration
As we sat there preparing mentally
As we sat there, patient, then impatient
Waiting for the MC's invitation
Waiting to see if they'll be offended
Forgot some lines, stumbled occasionally
Forgot some lines, but got an ovation
It needs more drama, more oomph, if candid
It needs more strength, it needs more subtlety
Mon 3 Mar 2008
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