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When we were like this,
nobody really stepped inside our world.
We could laugh and cry together,
hold one another, count on each other,
and smile for the camera as ourselves.
~
We lived real lives
beyond the facade of entertainment;
so compelling, so intriguing, so decimating
that our passions were swept up in
fear
Well, perhaps not each of us
yet
we did find our need to cast a persona
on a world around us
counting upon each story, gag, inventive moment,
to help
you, (them)
cycle through your typical day.
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Watching us,
how many people realized
we were watching ourselves,
you, him, they, her, we
each ideal
laughter
at your (our) expense,
yet all in fun of course,
because we laughed as much as anyone else,
when the camera …
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Here we are today
in memory,
simply wishing to evoke another nostalgic
dream come true
of life in America, of love, of fortune,
of delightful entertainment.
Remember us?
We were a household name,
to some,
we gathered in the storms of insecurity
and splayed a comedic shower of tranquility
upon the eyes, the visual masses,
waiting for our next
line.
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At the end of the scene, we too had needs,
we simply wanted to be recognized as human beings,
beyond the responsibility,
we wanted credibility,
we were after all,
just, actors.