...and without

projectionist blue

When the lights stayed
up down I went
and unscrewed all
the bulbs one by one
by one until at last
my fingers hurt
and the auditorium grew
ready in the dark.

If people know you
are going to do it
they clap.

Reviews

[conversations with her ..]

I’m so glad i stumbled upon this, i really enjoyed this piece. short but very interesting.

[Gummy.G]

I see this in two ways, either the ones who know you applaud you for the strength you have for taking your time going through the pain and being confident to know the end result is darkness, or that you are slowly escaping your joy in life, maybe even volunteering (cause I don't know much people who like to remove the light in their lives) and in the end when you are nothing, when there's nothing, the people who you confide in the most are happy for your loss.

[Cory Barrett]

I think people like watching us shut off each portion of our lives, especially when we burn our finger tips each time

[Chris]

mysteries hide in everyday activities.
open a window,
with a shrug.

[Baby Ricochet]

Man. Just use the switch ................

[The Twin Arenas]

switch was busted.

[Baby Ricochet]

Gotchya ..........

[Cindy Marietta]

This was incredibly unique. I really like the idea you brought out, while keeping it short and simple. Great write :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think people will clap for us much more if we are humble, and try to keep the attention off of ourselves and on others...i really like the ambiguity of this one.

[I Am Svetlana]

I like how you made this a simple scene, but that it has meaning. I remember always trying to change lightbulbs and they always tend to be too hot when I try to unscrew them. I don't know how some people do it, but I give them lots of credit. I also like the setting of an auditorium and imagining it to dark as you unscrew each bulb at a time until you're left in darkness.

[The Twin Arenas]

Yeah, I suppose I like that part about the darkness growing and stuff. Thanks for the read.

[Cheyenne Williams]

I bet the bulbs were hot if they were on while they were being unscrewed. And, in my head, I saw a really twisted ending, but I don't know if that's what it was supposed to be or not. I like it, all the same.

[The Twin Arenas]

they were very hot. I don't know about the twisted ending. this poem is sorta a piece a crap, in the words of Neil Young. Thanks for the read, pal.

[ANTO]

Its enigmatic but I love the images that it pulls out of my image hat. I see a travelling circus and the prelude something great here. I like the positively flippant nature of the second stanza - as if to say to the reader - 'Well why else would I do it? "
Classic

[The Twin Arenas]

Thanks, ANTO.