Love Poem: Learning Cinema Curves
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Written by: Marc O'Brien

Learning Cinema Curves

She went looking for a scare 
But what was she gonna wear 
A pink tank top 
From the discount shop 
Was she going to be coming from class? 
Frustrated since grades may not pass
Maybe it was the need to be a beauty 
From the lone photographer doing their duty 
There could be the character worried about the musical score 
Forgetting to lock the front door 
It says she has too much smarts in the head 
This Achilles’ heal could render her dead 
All this knowledge 
Came from studying books in college 
Making her out of touch 
During the academic learning watch 
Message or mayhem
A question from the one working the pen 
A debate that matters 
Understood when climbing the model movie making ladder 
Playing God or Devil 
After being promoted to the next level 
Having added responsibilities
Being paid off with more visibility 
Lines to recite 
Performing choreographed moves during the climatic fight 
Is it really the better deal? 
To be the shark’s meal 
Or the evil’s revenge 
Holding the deadly syringe
These are decisions 
When contemplating a b role position 
Do you want it all up front? 
Being the prey in the hunt 
Doing what they want 
Including risky stunts 
Physical attraction 
Opening scenes luring attraction 
Important factors 
For the female working actors 
Destined a place on the streaming shelf 
A bragging credible image defined as good health 
Just important as the big budgeted wealth
When it is written in the script 
Her characters basically ends up headed to the crypt