Palimpsest

I am just a foley artist

Adding biting sound effects 

To this show of monosyllables,

A simulated slap or fading step

To signify a phrase or joke or witticism 

That I can see within the lines

Of a scene being played

On another stage.

Never seen but merely heard

When the script seems weak 

Or the dialogue appears banal,

I interject an effect to make a point

Or add a punch

To a failing punchline.

I stand at the ready 

To add a word or two.

Unsung and unappreciated

I serve to add zest 

To a bland salad of romain

That just seems to be

More and more of the same,

A background of sparks

To a foreground of noise

That goes on and on and on.

I stand one or two steps

Ahead of the script

In anticipation of the moment

When my talents can be

Brought to the fore and used,

But relegated to just a line

In the credits.

Often criticized by those

Who do not appreciate

My interjections,

Obscure as they may seem to others

And thus too gauche 

To be considered germane 

To the present conversation.

I am just a pair of coconuts 

Galloping on behind the King,

A misunderstood adjunct

To the dullness of everyday life.

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Foley

I am just a foley artist

Adding biting sound effects 

To this show of monosyllables,

A simulated slap or fading step

To signify a phrase or joke or witticism 

That I can see within the lines

Of a scene being played

On another stage.

Never seen but merely heard

When the script seems weak 

Or the dialogue appears banal,

I interject an effect to make a point

Or add a punch

To a failing punchline.

I stand at the ready 

To add a word or two.

Unsung and unappreciated

I serve to add zest 

To a bland salad of romain

That just seems to be

More and more of the same,

A background of sparks

To a foreground of noise

That goes on and on and on.

I stand one or two steps

Ahead of the script

In anticipation of the moment

When my talents can be

Brought to the fore and used,

But relegated to just a line

In the credits.

Often criticized by those

Who do not appreciate

My interjections,

Obscure as they may seem to others

And thus too gauche 

To be considered germane 

To the present conversation.

I am just a pair of coconuts 

Galloping on behind the King,

A misunderstood adjunct

To the dullness of everyday life.

Click here to return to Home Page