Life's Basic Cable Broadcasting System
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 14 years.
Decided to create the perfect program
For the television viewing public
Ones who love drama, stunning visuals and feats of daring
A tall order as it turned out to be in doing so
Forced to step into a character unlike the real leading lady
Someone who was a cross between Indiana Jones
And a distant cousin to Cinderella
Sacrificing one's ideal onto the altar of established success
A formation that many reality show stars loved to do
Without any type of hesitation; especially when the money came in
Large paychecks and developing successful side careers
Leading to new pathways into enduring fame
Seemed to be a fair trade off in leaving morality behind
Sleeping it off as the guilt set in about kicking loved ones
To the universal curb as you stepped over them to get to the top
Wondered what it was all for when everything you do
Was no longer in the privacy of your own home
Every action and every word left open to interpretation
By the world and through social media to dissect
Asked by network executives to up the ante
Due to flagging viewership after the premiere episode
Recommended to create more unnecessary drama
Added to a cast of already reckless characters
Secretly regretting the decision to go this route
Recruited an editor to help better package the show
Viewers started pouring in at the arrival of a wild card
Expectations piling up higher and higher on the proverbial mountain
Pressure mounting with each week's program format
Making it harder and harder for the climber
To find solid footing on the ascent and the descent
Required to always check off Columns A through C
Before starting off on any particular journey
A conflict between responsible and compulsive
Developed a small pep in each step during the process
Tempted to rip up Mother Nature's rule book
Start off anew and dance the Jitterbug
Into a newly minted program of fun and adventure
Just have to find the right cable provider
And sponsors to pay for all those lousy commercials
As well as getting a decent amount of airtime
Should be easy enough to do so
As if selling your soul to the right corporate suit
Was the way to go without realizing the reality
When it was time to collect their pound of flesh
Debated which area to take it from
Ordered by network to have a makeover anyways
Made sense to lose it from somewhere
Will it be ideal or another thing to add to the list
Of piling regrets; hard to say at the moment
Just trying to enjoy remaining minutes on fame's stopwatch
Before time runs out which isn't long in my estimation
Time to make another season to capitalize on it.