Openin’ Night
She had the jitters
She had the flu
She showed up late
She missed her cue
She kicked the director
She screamed at the crew
And tripped on a prop
And fell in some goo
And ripped her costume
A place or two
Then she forgot
A line she knew
And went “Meow”
Instead of “Moo”
She heard ‘em giggle
She heard ‘em boo
The programs sailed
The popcorn flew
As she stomped offstage
With a boo-hoo-hoo
The fringe of the curtain
Got caught in her shoe
The set crashed down
The lights did too
Maybe that’s why she didn’t want to do
An interview.
Copyright Credit: Shel Silverstein, "Openin’ Night" from Every Thing on It. Copyright © 2011 by Shel Silverstein. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Source: Every Thing on It (HarperCollins Publishers, 2011)