4th November 2024

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Vaccinated: A Poem

Vaccinated

One shot

Ok, 2 shots.

2 weeks apart

Necessary to be a part

A return to society is a common vision

Yet those who boast freedom

Speak in contradictions

The pathway to the desired goal

They say has too many restrictions

So they rage against the machine

And face incarceration convictions

Ignorance and privilege

Making nationally strange bedfellows

People claiming to be alive

Ignoring their dead fellows

Putting my trust in the science

Despite a sketchy history

Paying attention to those seeking

Clears away the fog of mystery

Go get it and let’s return to

Don’t be afraid, don’t be concerned of

Whether J&J, Pfizer or Moderna

From elementary dropouts to the well-learned

There is no need to be alarmed

About the injection in either arm

You won’t be magnetized

No tracking devices

You’ll be protected

From a deadly virus

Put it in me

It’s worth the risk

I need the embraces

Of my contact list

My friends who have been outside my clutches

For longer than a full year

I hear the songs of love and connection

Singing to me, full of elation

I am so thankful for my vaccination

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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR

Big Sexy was born James R. White in Rialto, CA. He received his BA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in acting from CSU, San Bernardino. He has worked with Second City, The Groundlings and IO Comedy Sports. He has performed in a variety of shows and musicals including "Keep Hedz Ringin" (A Hip Hop Opera), "The Rocky Horror Show", "Othello", "Hamlet: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince of Denmark", and "The Last Emancipation". In 2009 Big Sexy relocated to Las Vegas. He began hosting with Karate Karaoke and rejoined the improv community, performing with The Lost Episodes, heavy involvement in the All You Can Improv Jam and S.E.T. which were weekly improv shows where he performed with his troupes Big Fun, The Lumberjacks, Phil 'N Sexy and Words With Frienemies. He was a cast member of FREE BEER! The Improv Show, Evil Dead The Musical, The Aussie Improv Comedy Explosion at the V Theater, Alibi The Show. Big Sexy is currently the School Program Director for the Shakespeare Institute of Nevada. He volunteers as an Improv coach at Mojave High School and works with Drama Kids International. Constantly writing he is now writing his first musical "Reservate This!'

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