Hollywood Ending
You green-lit the story of my life
with no idea of the budget required,
the cast or so much as
page one of the script.
No book to base it on, no superheroes --
inspired by true events that were yet to unfold,
with only the bending of my knee that rainy night
rehearsed like a table-read.
Years later, and the credits are getting out of hand --
too many supporting roles and bit parts to count,
so much footage left on my memory’s cutting room floor,
and all those critics and reviews we’ve ignored.
We’re not really in a movie, of course,
but sometimes when you smile at me from the couch
I can almost hear the director calling ‘Action’ behind me,
and the scene that plays out is the kind a trailer merely teases.
- Shane Schick, TFJ Issue One: Celebrations
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