Worse Than Triple Sabotage

Openin’ Night:

She 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.

Shel Silverstein.