Three Word Wednesday- Secret life of a Comedian
Three Word Wednesday Prompts:
Carefree, adjective: she's nothing like her carefree mother: unworried, untroubled, blithe, airy, nonchalant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, free and easy, easygoing, relaxed, mellow; informal laid-back, loosey-goosey.
Deadpan, adjective: blank, expressionless, inexpressive, impassive, inscrutable, poker-faced, straight-faced; stony, wooden, vacant, fixed, lifeless.
Ear-splitting, adjective: extremely loud.
Carefree,
adjective: she's nothing like her carefree mother: unworried, untroubled,
blithe, airy, nonchalant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, free and easy, easygoing,
relaxed, mellow; informal laid-back, loosey-goosey.
Deadpan,
adjective: blank, expressionless, inexpressive, impassive, inscrutable,
poker-faced, straight-faced; stony, wooden, vacant, fixed, lifeless.
Ear-splitting,
adjective: extremely loud.
Secret life of a Comedian
An easy manner
She seems carefree
A deadpan display
Of being happy
A job in plain sight
But when she gets home
She screams so long
An ear-splitting shriek
As she bemoans her life
Her job, her home
Tears flow from her eyes
A wall of emptiness
Overwhelms her
She tries to fight it
And succeeds
This time
She needs to be loved
So that she matters
She needs the spotlight
The jokes, the banter
To keep going
As she smiles
In private
She has the tears
Of a comedian
When no one’s around
©Sheilagh Lee July 13, 2016
If only it wasn't such taboo to be who we really are and say what we feel - we all may be a little happier - a wise poem Sheilagh
ReplyDeleteso true; everyone needs a little help sometimes to know that it's okay to be you.
ReplyDeleteSadly in the workplace we rarely see the true face of our co-workers or they ours. We put on a face hiding the turmoil within.
ReplyDeleteso true
ReplyDeleteWell she's not an Australian comedian ...they see the ridiculous in anything and everything:)
ReplyDeleteThat must make for good comedy
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