What if Don’t Nobody Come? <br />A Poem for the Pre-Show Jitters <br /> <br />You think all the theatrical heavy hitters <br />never had the jitters? <br />Think twice. <br /> <br />If don’t nobody come to see you perform tonight <br />It’s all right. <br />Your words will not change <br />You will not lose resonance <br />The stage will not cave in and fall to the earth’s core <br />Burning you alive until you die <br />In a moratorium of simile and prose <br />You will not fail <br />Unless you fail yourself <br /> <br />If no one shows <br />It’s OK <br />I promise <br />The show must go on. <br /> <br />You have covered your venue <br />Taken care of the sound man <br />Run yourself a rehearsal,3 times <br />In anticipation of this night <br /> <br />If no one shows. <br />it will be all right <br />you’ll see <br /> <br />Just remember, <br />to get yourself a camera man <br />so you can sell the DVD <br /> <br />Jessica Holter<br /><br />Jessica Holter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-if-don-t-nobody-come/
