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Fallout

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to be part of a sketch comedy group here in LA called Camerashrapnel. It consisted of an amazing group of super talented people and I loved being a part of it. Sadly, the time came to let the project go but we wanted to go out with a bang. Two of the other members and I got together and wrote a full-length play, rather than our usual sketches. It was one of the best experiences I've had since moving to LA. At one point, the following poem came to me. I wrote it out, not sure if there would be a spot for it or not. But the other writers loved it. We ended up using the title of the poem as the show's title and had one of the characters use the poem in the play. Anyway, I recently came across it again and decided to throw it out in internet-land.  :) Fallout.  Dissect it to find two words.  Neither appeal to the senses.  Defenses creep in and resist The fall - promise of a nasty end.  Pretend it's romantic,  Not fran...