Always Reel... Poem by Nestor David Armas

I live my life in fast forward;

Only pausing when I sleep,

I broke the button for record;

So I could press play and never rewind,

Because it's all live and unscripted;

I'm sponsored by those that hate,

Those who pay to see me fall;

But they never see a return on,

Their 'sure thing' investment;

For I never trip, never hesitate,

There are no commercials in this race;

The show always must go on,

And when the footage gets rough;

I simply improvise,

With me it's always reel;

No green screen in my truth,

The weather channel is always nice;

Because I never listen to the forecast,

I make my own sunshine;

And even when it's cloudy,

I'm always down for the drive-thru theatre;

So if you're ever in my town,

Come see the show; my life;

Yours may be on TiVo; but mine's candid raw...

(11/01/2010)