If the worlds a stage
and I an actor in life
why be I naked?
About the Creator
JBaz
I have enjoyed writing for most of my life, never professionally.
I wish to now share my stories with others, lets see where it goes.
Born and raised on the Canadian Prairies, I currently reside on the West Coast. I call both places home.
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Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
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Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
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Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
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Zero grammar & spelling mistakes
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Violence Begets
"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
By Adam Diehl2 days ago in Fiction
Comments (20)
Aren’t we all naked on this stage? (Shake-spear) 🙂
Short, clever and wonderfully humorous this haiku made me laugh out loud.
Brilliant!
hahaha 😂 I didn't expect this last line. I think this should be the anthem of my boyfriend.
Ah, I love this! That hits with stark vulnerability! That “naked on the stage” line really makes you pause, in the best way.✨
Oh boy 😂
Only JBaz can write a haiku that is both humorous and deeply philosophical. Interesting what can be done with such few words.
Hahaha oh great heavens!
Very entertaining poem.
There's nothing to say other than I loved this. Fantastic haiku!
Hope you put this up for the eerie challenge, because that's definitely a shared fear
😅 Thanks for making me smile, Jason; this is fantastic and of course goes deeper, but I just love it!
Haha! Well-wrought! The thing about the Bard's old saw is that not everyone was warned they were on display! I know this was for laughs, but there's something profoundly relevant here in the age of the world-wide web, the surveillance state, algorithms that track us to sell us crap, etc. We are all naked and on display now, in a way.
Sounds like way too many of my dreams! We really are naked in this life so often. Both profound and funny!
Hahahahahahahahaha that caught me off guard! Loved it!
LOL why, indeed! Simultaneously hilarious and profound! Great job, Jason!
This is hilarious but also has a deeper meaning to it: we’re performing for the world, and yet we feel as though we’re showing everything to the world, even that which we keep private, because we have no idea what people actually know or think about us. Well written.
Despite the words. The first thing I saw was the picture 😂 what is going on here. Oh gosh, the words worked so well with the image 😅 😂😂 I really needed this laugh and you delivered. Thank you and this was fantastic. Also love the deeper meaning underneath, I too believe the world a stage 🤗❤️🖤
Ugh. Another wardrobe malfunction. Lol.
Terrifying in a hilarious way! (Unless you’re into that sort of thing)