Veni Scripsi Vici
NOTES: Ooh, my first RENT poem! This came out of an ongoing assignment for English class. We have to write a poem imitating Mercer Meyer's 'What do you do with a kangaroo?' Now, I'm on a total RENT kick because I saw the national tour in Chicago two days in a row, one time from the front row, dead center. Hooray for standing in line for four and a half hours for rush tickets! :D I also got the autographs of several cast members, including Adam Pascal (who never comes out the stage door), and Anthony Rapp. So... RENT poem! I don't know if this will end up being the poem I turn in... My teacher is looking for something much more lighthearted and funny... Please review!
It'll Be Okay
What do you do with a best friend,
the closest friend you've ever had
whose life is being self-ruined
whose boyfriend can't seem to trust her
whose health is in decline
who keeps too many secrets
that she doesn't know how
to confess?
You give her a hug and tell her,
"It'll be okay, chica. You'll find all the courage you need."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend
who keeps too many unconfessable secrets of his own
whose health is dwindling
almost as quickly as hers
who is too scarred to trust
or to love like he wishes he could
whose only constant in his life
is the crutch of music?
You give him a hug and tell him,
"It'll be okay, sweetie. You'll figure out you're made for her."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend's best friend
who always feels the odd one out
whose friends' problems and lives
all fall on him to observe
and relate
who wants to capture the world he inhabits
with all its flaws and beauties
who is never appreciated for his efforts?
You give him a hug and tell him,
"It'll be okay, cutie. You'll have your time to shine."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend's best friend's ex
who can't seem to manage
her on-again, off-again relationship
who can't seem to help straying off
but still finds herself trying to come back
only to mess everything up again
and who fights another
losing battle for her art?
You give her a hug and tell her,
"It'll be okay, darling. You'll straighten everything out."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend's best friend's ex's girlfriend
who can't seem to stand being without her girl
but sometimes can't stand being with her
who only wants loyalty
and respect for who she is
who wishes her girlfriend would find a way sometimes
to agree to disagree
and wishes even more that she could do that herself?
You give her a hug and tell her,
"It'll be okay, sugar. You'll work out how to work together."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend's former friend
who goes against all he once stood for
who moved on from his friends
to go on to
what he thought were
bigger and better things
but might have realized that it may have
been a mistake?
You give him a hug and tell him,
"It'll be okay, honey. You'll learn who you really love."
What do you do with a best friend's boyfriend's other friend
who you love more than anyone you have ever known
or will know
who always smiles when he sees you
as if you're the only beautiful thing he's ever seen
who always secretly worries about you
who knows he can't have you very long
who wishes he could have you forever?
You give him a hug and tell him,
"It'll be okay, baby. You'll make the most of what we have left."
What do you do when you can't give any more hugs?
You promise them that you'll always watch over them all
because they are your dearest friends
and you'll always be their Angel.