There are those who proclaim that I should be grateful
For my opportunity to star in the theatre of pain
But I can’t help being cynical about praising a situation
That has left me wishing I could succumb to the inevitable
More than once I wanted to retreat to home sweet home, but
I had nowhere to go
You better hasten your hustle, unwanted ugly girl with no
rhythm in her shoes
Keep your eye on the money, spread your velvet wings, and
make your heartbeat rustle
You’ve gotta be louder than hell if you hope to make anyone
listen
Use it or lose it before the creases in your face increase
Raise your hands to rock and fight for your rights
Before the sun rises on the day when a burst blood vessel in
your brain paralyzes your body
I used to try so hard to show that I could become one of the
Beautiful People
Begging the ones who rejected me to love me now that I can dance
Memorize these quotes to consider and maybe we’ll take a
second look
I felt like my identity was stolen by those who never had
time
To do anything but look down their noses at me
It never occurred to any of you that those of us who were
smoking in the boys’ room
Were trying in our own outcast way to save our souls
Your way didn’t work to ease our pain
I took too many ill-advised lovers in a vain attempt to
quell the ache of loneliness
In the end, I ran out of money, and my city girl blues got
the best of me
Now I try to ease the pain under vast prairie skies
Where I still am not accepted as I am
Where I have people praying for my broken body to
miraculously heal
So I can become the right kind of pretty to please their
gaze
So I can become a devout Stepford wife, happy to serve
So I can be anything but the wretched thing that is me
Why don’t you just let me be?
I wish that I could truly say
You ain’t got a hold on me
369 Words
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prompts and acknowledgements
Prompt: Quotes to Consider
Prompt: Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
Prompt: Today's prompt asked poets to do a remix of their own poems written throughout November. I will do that on December 1. This poem incorporates the titles of all the songs from Mötley Crüe's 1985 Theatre of Pain album.
Prompt: Stolen Identity
Acknowledgements
Theatre of Pain is a 1985 album by Mötley Crüe.
Theatre of Pain is also the name of a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian, appearing on their 1992 album Somewhere Far Beyond.
You Ain't Got a Hold on Me is a song by AC/DC, initially appearing on the band's 1975 album High Voltage, which was only released in Australia. This album is not to be confused with the 1976 High Voltage album, which was released worldwide and had a different track list. You Ain't Got A Hold On Me was later released on the band's 1984 album '74 Jailbreak.
Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) is a song written by Berry Gordy and performed by The Contours, appearing on their 1962 album of the same name.
videos
Here is the horror of me reading my poem. I would request that if you can't say something at least reasonably polite then keep your gob shut and your hands off the keyboard. I am going way out of my comfort zone sharing this because I really dislike both my voice and my physical appearance. However, when I read the poem aloud, I appreciated the power of my anger and I felt like my raw emotions should be recorded along with my words.
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Here is the funky Krautrock that I was listening to when I created this poem.
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The Icky, Sticky, Nit-Picky Legalese If You Please (Or Don't Please)
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