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The Moviegoer

The Moviegoer

Timothy Underberry

When he was
A young guy
He used to
Hang glide
Off the
Hollywood Sign

He would hover
Above the valley
Of movies
And land in
Audrey Hepburn's
Jacuzzi

They would bath
In Chardonnay
Flirting with
Their Avocados
Playing serious footsy
Over pina coladas

When he woke up
He went to a movie
On a mention
From Pauline Kael

Marty's mean streets
Were strangely toxic
With Robert and Harvey
Ever hypnotic

The Moviegoer
Takes refuge
Refusing the sun
For the dark

Covering his eyes
But still gawking
At life up close
Yet from afar

The gauze
And the cause
Keep him going
The Moviegoer

Let's kick the can
Down the road
Watch out for toads
And shake away
To the movies tonight

Cary Grant
Eva Marie Saint
Are at their best
In North by Northwest

The Moviegoer resides
In Hollywood
He prays one day
She'll be understood
Fiction is his affliction
With stars and starlights
His addiction
The Moviegoer resides
In Hollywood

Bonnie and Clyde
Ultimately riddled
Burned the candle
In the middle

If Only Diane Keaton
Would give him a call
As he wants to meet
Annie Hall

Robert Redford
Says life
Is sad with
Sporadic happiness
Ah the finesse
A certain otherness

Hooray
Hooray
For
Hollywood

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