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Poem I wrote while watching a play

TWO

I came across this, a poem I wrote about watching a play called Two in a small theatre called The Dukes. I was in the upper levels, which are the cheap seats, and the play only features two actors, playing various different parts. 

Standing in the shadows, high above the action

She watches, mesmerized by the effortless flow of words

Lights sparkle across the actors’ faces

Throwing every flicker of emotion into sharp relief

Laughter breaks over her, like a gentle wave

Rolling out from the crowd beneath her

Spiraling up to her safe spot

Shrouded by the cool darkness

She scribbles furiously, the notepad filling

As thoughts, emotions, and inspiration overcome her

Yet has to look away, as violence erupts

Before her eyes, the sound reverberating in the sudden quiet

Within seconds the atmosphere’s changed

Turning from shock to amusement

Both actors swaddled in a mass of wool

Staring up at a imaginary television, humour in every line spoken

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I'm a thirty something woman who lives in the north of England. I have been a writer for as long as I can remember, creating stories both written and verbal since childhood. While studying at Edge Hill College, I got several poems published by a small publisher in the USA, and in Europe. I have been part of several writing groups, and done quite a few courses in a attempt to hone my writing skills further. I love reading different genres of fiction, knowing that the best way to develop my own writing, and my vocabulary is by exposing myself to the different ways that other people choose to describe things. The most recent writing course that I've been part of, run by a published author, included a exercise in which we were challenged to read things that we would never usually even look at. It inspired me to take up a challenge. Namely to attempt to read at least one book by every author which is stocked in my local library. I soon realised that I was being far too ambitious, especially given the fact that every library rotates their stock too often for me to keep track. I've decided to instead attempt to read a book every day, starting with a author whose surname begins with A, and ending with a author whose surname begins with Z. It doesn't matter what the topic of the book is, or if it's fiction or non fiction, everything is useful for me at the minute.

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