Like a Movie, Like A Mary Sue | Barbara E. Young

Barbara E. Young is a native of Nashville TN.  She and Jim and the cats now live a few miles west, in an area with bluebirds and visible stars.  Barbara quit writing at age 26 because she didn't have anything important to say. Around forty years later she decided that important things are over-rated. When her first published poem was nominated for a Pushcart she thought: Hey, this is easy. She was mistaken, but she is having fun.   __   The Big ShowThis poem begins at 4pm, in front of the TV,on a green rug, edited for time. It is a Tuesday,so even joy will have consequences. Friday,and this poem might crush Tokyo or be doomedto drink your blood. Wednesday, comic; Monday,a mystery; Thursday, romance with song&dance.This poem might have been fun with giant antsin tap shoes. Or werewolves. What if the lovestory took place onstage, not in teary flashbacks?There might be a murder. Color. Bar fights. Butthis poem begins at 4pm Tuesday. You knowthat accepting any premise has consequences.