Falling For You! Poem by Denis Martindale

Falling For You!



The stuntman knows the risks he takes,
The chances, good or bad,
The blood that bleeds, the bone that breaks,
The money to be had...
The hospitals he's been inside,
The consultations, too,
Transfusions that were then supplied,
Concussions, old and new...

But such is life, with lessons learned,
Precautions, great and small,
With greater money to be earned,
If he survives the fall...
And some respect along the way,
No matter, win or lose,
If things go bad, then, what the hey?
It's time to hit the booze...

But staying sober, that's the key,
No shaking in plain sight,
No trace of fear for friends to see,
No trembling in the night...
Just plain old courage, plain old greed,
That brand new girlfriend soon,
That second nature to succeed,
Just like that film, High Noon...

Don't matter if the film's a flop,
Just pay me well on time,
'Cos if you do, I'll never stop,
I'd risk it for a dime!
Somewhere along the line, my friend,
I'll do the best I can,
I'll be a stuntman to the end,
But more than that... a man...


Denis Martindale July 2016.


The poem is based on the TV series, The Fall Guy.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: courage
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