Sunday, February 22, 2015

Burlesque



Popcorn cannot forgive
laughter on contact,
joints ceramic without a net.

Go ahead, mock the crush,
call it acting, your clown hands
numb to the sting.

Odd burlesque in a dark ring.
Abrahamic slapstick.
No audience.  No applause.

I sleep on the unbruised side,
lock the dressing room door―
dream of crossing the tightrope, a star.



tk/February 2015



A sensitive read by R.A.D. ...






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23 comments:

  1. GailSun Feb 22, 12:27:00 PM

    Well done.

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  2. Bekkie SanchezSun Feb 22, 02:38:00 PM

    "Odd burlesque in a dark ring Abrahamic slapstick.
    No audience. No applause." Wow!

    I love the odd and freakish side of old burlesque shows this brought back to me Tess. <3

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  3. RommySun Feb 22, 03:45:00 PM

    This is nice. I like the bruised yet numb aspect to it. Numb because of the dream of better things or numb because they are too tired to care? I'll have to think on it.

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  4. UnknownSun Feb 22, 03:50:00 PM

    Dark & powerful.

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  5. brudbergSun Feb 22, 04:14:00 PM

    Sleeping on the non-bruised side.. that's a disturbing image, as much as the no audience.. life is not easy if we can't walk the tightrope.

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  6. Kathe W.Sun Feb 22, 09:36:00 PM

    intense ................especially the last three lines....

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  7. SuyashJSun Feb 22, 10:58:00 PM

    wow , dark and powerful

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  8. Silent Otto Sun Feb 22, 11:59:00 PM

    It is a giant Cosmic Joke , and it is on us , i am afraid , Wolfmother ......

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  9. Launch Business in DelhiMon Feb 23, 12:45:00 AM

    I don't know how should I give you thanks! I am totally stunned by your article. You saved my time. Thanks a million for sharing this article.

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  10. NamrataMon Feb 23, 06:10:00 AM

    Each word shows how struggling life is. Very well done.

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  11. AnonymousMon Feb 23, 07:56:00 AM

    love the thrill and the twist

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  12. BerowneMon Feb 23, 10:10:00 AM

    Evocative and intriguing...

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  13. HelenMon Feb 23, 10:13:00 AM

    Life ~ balancing act in the extreme. I enjoyed this, Tess.

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  14. AnonymousMon Feb 23, 01:25:00 PM

    intense and intriguiing!! lovely take on the prompt!

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  15. 21 WitsMon Feb 23, 01:45:00 PM

    Ah yes, and we cannot forget popcorn, or eating it while walking the tightrope of life!

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  16. WayneTue Feb 24, 12:16:00 AM

    Nicely done Tess

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  17. Maria MaineroTue Feb 24, 09:19:00 AM

    Performance can be painful

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  18. HelenaTue Feb 24, 05:21:00 PM

    Beautifully tense......I can almost feel my feel on the rope.........

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  19. Boisterous BeeWed Feb 25, 01:02:00 PM

    I simply loved the description!.
    Well written!

    Cheers

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  20. Boisterous BeeWed Feb 25, 01:02:00 PM

    I simply loved the description!.
    Well written!

    Cheers

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  21. relWed Feb 25, 04:10:00 PM

    Always a star in our dreams.

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  22. Magaly GuerreroFri Feb 27, 12:35:00 PM

    The last stanza squeezes the gut and tightens the throat....

    My Magpie entry

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  23. Amrit SinhaSat Feb 28, 11:16:00 AM

    Your words are intense and deep....loved it :-)

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