drama.

02/03/2009

picture a scene from an old movie
picture the most glamorous set
a heroine so beautiful
that the background music
sounds like weeping
she moves perfectly in time
to the violin tears
her long beautiful gown
floating softly with her steps
and the hero steps forwards
as dashing as he's ever been
he rushes towards her
you've not a doubt in your mind
that he loves her passionately
and is set out to prove it
with his very next line.
and he speaks words so sweetly
ivory keys cry out softly
he draws her so close and
brushes her hair out of her face
in waves, like the ivory tears,
down in gentle waves.
as the shot grows much closer
you can see the hero's eyes
tearing up slightly as he whispers
and all of a sudden it changes
the atmosphere it changes
as the shot grows closer you see his eyes
and for the first time you see the hero
and you see that he is acting.
he continues to recite his lines convincingly
so very much so that your heart catches
and you grow sickeningly nervous
hoping that the poor heroine is an actress too
please let her be in on this
as your view shifts to the heroine
you see she is no actress
but she is certainly no idiot
and she can see the cue cards on his mind
she says "i am no juliet, and this is no stage.
i'm much less naive and much more of age.
you have no idea the things you speak of,
and it hurts my feet walking these tightropes."
shocked by something so unscripted,
he tries once more to draw her near.
she shakes her head, her eyes tear up,
and the camera shakes,
the violin weeps,
she's beautiful sad,
but she looks so weak.
she whispers, "i am not your heroine."