02/08/08
Struggled to piece it back together
With novelty gaff tape
Mocking in its absence of tack.
Aged and Dusted grease
a mechanical arthritis.
Unbalanced in it’s abandon.
Shoes and a water bottle hastily attached to counter the weight of a heavy front.
Grateful the show is not as demanding as the neglected instrument.
February 15, 2008 at 12:27 pm |
Ode to Doing it Right:
A stagehand Creed
is an ethic of need
When doing it shoddy
may result in someone’s bleed.
A bit of gaff here
and a C-clamp there
may get you through the night
And maybe no one cares
But come one day
On a tall scaffolding bay
a rig may slip
a tower may tip
As the gear falls like rain
Big objects can cause pain
you thank your skills
and the work ethic you maintain
For it could have been worse
You may have needed a nurse
but thanks to the gaff
you can gather round and laugh
-DG