Openin’ Night
Openin’ Night - meaning Summary
Stage Fright and Comic Disaster
The poem recounts a single comic disaster: a nervous performer botches a show through illness, clumsiness, forgotten lines and wardrobe and set malfunctions. Public laughter and boos escalate her humiliation until she storms off and refuses to face an interview. The narrative compresses a chaotic evening into a spare, anecdotal sketch about embarrassment, the escalating nature of social failure, and retreat from scrutiny.
Read Complete AnalysesShe had the jitters She had the flu She showed up late She missed her cue She kicked the director She screamed at the crew And tripped on a prop And fell in some goo And ripped her costume A place or two Then she forgot A line she knew And went “Meow” Instead of “Moo” She heard ‘em giggle She heard ‘em boo The programs sailed The popcorn flew As she stomped offstage With a boo-hoo-hoo The fringe of the curtain Got caught in her shoe The set crashed down The lights did too Maybe that’s why she didn’t want to do An interview.
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