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National Theatre

from The Regional Variations by Swimmer One

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we are trying to find ourselves in a backstage hallway.
yes, i know it’s getting late,
but we never quite grew into the skin we were born in.
we can’t help but make mistakes;
it’s what we do.

but here it is, the new show by the national theatre,
and here we are the freaks whose lives just scream disaster.
and it’s all so moving and they look so much like us
that who are we to argue?

when the national theatre tells you that it loves your story
you’re expected to feel thrilled.
it’s what they do.

they will make you as tall as a building
or as bright as a fireworks display
but somehow in this riot of colour
all grey areas get washed away,
and i won’t be their god damn freak show
to be pelted with fruit from the stalls,
so i hope that they feel entertained
while i slip out the back door.

we are better off here in our heads
with no audience watching the bed.
why’s it strange not to want a display
and to love you anyway?

but here it is, the new show by the national theatre,
and here we are the freaks whose lives just scream disaster.
and it’s all so moving
and they look so much like us.

but i never could act, i never could perform, and i prefer you off stage,
so close the curtains, sit next to me and promise you’ll never leave.

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from The Regional Variations, released January 9, 2007

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