Poem for writerverse

[meridian_rose]

Title: Bit players
Fandom: original
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 125
Prompt: For the writerverse prompts All the world's a stage/Camouflage/In the shadows/Love triangle
Summary: poem that suggests while all the world is a stage, only the few are in the spotlight or can change their assigned lines
Warnings: angsty and pessimistic world view.

Maybe one day I'll write a poem that isn't bitter or angsty.

Bit players

All the world's a stage
Yet the spotlight falls only on the few
The heroes and the villains
While the most heroic are often overlooked
And the most villainous work their schemes behind the scenes
Pulling the strings
Changing the script
Altering the scenery
Camouflaged in good intentions
While their true motive remain lurking in the shadows

And what audience there is
Amongst the players
(For there are plenty who are merely extras
There to bear witness to great events
But not to participate in them)
Sometimes grows uneasy
And speaks of revolution
Of rewriting the assigned roles and tired rhetoric
But they can easily be distracted with
A love triangle or a juicy scandal

Bit players must never be allowed
To take centre stage

Comments

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!!!

Really got to me too.

[meridian_rose]

Thank you. I really appreciate that. It's a very negative piece. Hope to see more fic from you soon :D

[brontefanatic.livejournal.com]

WOW!! This really spoke to me - it is so true that the most villainous are the quiet secretive people who never call attention to themselves, while they pull the strings behind the scenes; and so true that instead of uniting and rebelling, most ordinary people are content to sit home and watch or read the latest juicy bit of gossip about their favorite celebrity. We've been lulled into complacency while the world is being quietly taken over by those who care nothing for the disadvantaged, or for Mother Earth herself, yet it's our own fault to a large extent.

Also so true that the few rays of light are the quiet heros who never hog the spotlight.

Sorry - I could go off on a rant about this, because your poem is a perfect picture of what I see going on over here in the States - especially during the political circus going on right now.

Wonderfully written, very depressing, and, sadly, so very true.

[meridian_rose]

Thank you. It is rather a pessimistic view of things, but not without a certain amount of truth unfortunately. But we have to hope change can come - the backlash against SOPA is one example of what can be achieved if enough people can stand together.

[dorothydeath.livejournal.com]

While the most heroic are often overlooked
And the most villainous work their schemes behind the scenes
OMG! So true! O_O

For there are plenty who are merely extras
There to bear witness to great events
But not to participate in them
This really got to me. O_O

It's so simple really... To write something genius you just need to write the truth as it is.

And, bb, this poem is the truth as it is! :D

[meridian_rose]

Thank you. Sadly there may be a lot of truth in it. But we have to hope for better things.

[hrhrionastar.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this is great :D

I love the bit about both unsung heroes and at large villains.

Also, the metaphor of the stage works really well. People always assume the actors are the ones that matter, but as someone with some theatrical experience, I know that it takes everyone to put on a good show, and the message is determined by the writer and director most. Also, tech people are so important. Anyway, then you apply the metaphor so beautifully!

This is really a marvelous word-picture of life, and what's wrong with the world today - great work :D

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D It pretty much wrote itself, for better or worse. Angsty poem is angsty, but there's a lot of angst in the world right now.