Barabbas Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Barabbas

Being a filmmaker,
People look and wonder,
I leave my film half-way,
And put them on the shelf.

Listen my good friends,
Was watching Barabbas,
With the actor I love,
And observed lots of false!

The woman wears a bra,
Looked at her eyebrows,
And dress, and makeup,
And décors, background,
Mise-en-scene, all in all.

Then I looked at acting,
And the way of talking,
Cameras, their angles…

Found lights and animals,
Very bad, could be wrong.

Caravans, Caravanserais,
The shanties, floors, walls,
Pots and pans, lifestyle,
Of people in those times,
Are guesses, are not right!

I know that they tried,
Yet can say wasted time!

Having not seen such life,
With camels and caravans
Could be and is the cause.

That is why my pieces,
With, or without an actor,
Are sitting on the shelves,
And never will come out.

I may be able to,
Fool others, not myself!