Stars & William Shakespeare.
“When he shall die, take him out and cut him into the shape of Stars for he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the world be in love with night.” -juliet’s monologue excerpt from Romeo and Juliet , William Shakespeare.
I had bullet proof stars in my ears
Stars & William Shakespeare.
bullet proof stars in my eyes
When I was just a wee lass
I stood up at
the head of my Drama Class
and I performed this monologue
of Juliets from Shakespeare.
My teacher called me brass
and bold, before I even began
because She said Shakespeare
was too advanced for high school kids.
I think she even laughed and made fun
of me. But still there I stood
like a shadow
eager to please yet with legs
made up entirely
of wood!!!
After I began, the room
filled with silence
as i mildly
ROCKED IT!!!
Me, my shadow self, wearing
only a black half nightgown slip
and some sort of tank top or t-shirt
i might have been even barefoot?
but mostly i remember the shiny
black half slip with lace round the edges
and the smile on my teachers lips-
so surprised
she gave me an “A”
not just for that performance
but for the entire class too;
i played many roles in high school.
Taitchaba the “witch” from the Crucible-
part of the chorus in Camelot
part of the chorus in “Bye bye birdie.”
but my favorite role
was that of a secret wrapped up
into a surprise
when our teacher said we were too young to
be doing Shakespeare
I had bullet proof
stars in my eyes.
It was quite the surprise
this lone wolf misfit
this strange creature
a punk-rocker, an art-fag,a silent talker
a shadow self
thin enough to slip under
my jar of memories.
I had bullet proof stars in my ears
Stars & William Shakespeare.
bullet proof stars in my eyes
boy was she ever surprised!!!
