I Am On Stage
Everything I Do Is Watched With A Careful Eye
Here I am for the first time
Spilling my heart out
Giving you my best act yet
To see the real me
I am not an actor
I am not a comedian
I am a poet
Who is always looking for new ways to connect with the world
I have been known to make people laugh
I am not sure if they are laughing at me or with me
It doesn't matter
My cousin calls me boring
My wife calls me for supper
Other people just call me o.k.
I am here to tell you about what wakes me up in the middle of the night
What moves me from one place to another
I have some notes
I can easily get off track
You are looking at a Dreamer
A visionary with his mind in the clouds
Way up there
I will stop at nothing to create a beautiful smile
One that you have only seen in the movies
My talents are limited
I am not a plumber, electrician, carpenter,painter
A taxi, truck driver or bus driver for sure
A boss, manager or any other wall street profession
Nothing in the medical field for me
I leave it to the experts
They do a great job at keeping and getting people well
I don't sell real estate
I have no apartments to rent
I am not an expert gambler
But in another life
I wish I was
I don't smoke
I don't drink except on occasion
I love to buy thousands of books
So many things spark my interest
I plan to read them all
They cover every book shelf
Wall to wall
From floor to ceiling
For what purpose they still serve?
Why do I still have them?
I don't have the slightest clue
If I was to read one a day
And I lived to be a 105
I would still have 444 left
I love working outdoors
I am not a landscaper or a farmer
Not a politician
I have never been in the any branch of the service
I congratulate and I am gratful for all the people that serve
I am not a fireman or a policeman
There is a job a want to do
Does anyone know of any poet openings?
Part-time that could lead to full-time
No, I really do have a real job
It is something I never really talk about
One that pays some of my bills
Without that I would be on the street corner
Selling the daily newspapers
If that job still exists
I am a practicing poet
I am not sure where my next lines come from
I have been called every name under the sun
By so called family,friends and co-workers
So here I am to entertain you for an hour
Maybe just a few minutes at most
I thought I would take my act on the road
Maybe you have seen a poet in action
I have not
I thought I would be the first
Live
This is not Las Vegas
Not Atlantic City or Palm Srings
Not even on a cruise ship
All that motion
Makes my stomach do whirls
You can have one free drink on the house
If you liked what you seen
Maybe if you were even a little amused
I would love a shout out
A thumbs up on Instagram or Twitter
Or any social medium platform you know
Would be the best thing I can think of
Well this is my first act
So you have to cut me some slack
I was nervous but down right fear took over
I didn't see many smiles or laughs
Maybe you had a rough night last night?
You worked late and still came by to see me
I wasn't the eye opener you had hoped for
On a good note
I wasn't totally awful either
Well, my mouth is dry
I am going to drink a tall glass of water
Take a few extra strength tylenol for the headache
I didn't know I had
Thank you for coming
Until next time
Don't forget to check me out
The traveling poet
Oh wait
He doesn't exist yet
He is only a figure of my imagination
I thought I would test him out here
With the biggest group of friends I have
Feel free to let me know what you think?
It is o.k. if I bombed
It is a lot better learning here first
Then I can fine tune my material
Like a mechanic fixes a car that is running rough
I learned a lot from my father
He would say...
You don't know until you try
My father had a lot of wisdom
He would tell me the way it is
Don't quit your day job
You better find a job that pays you to eat
That's what you do best
You will never make it rich
But, you will never starve either