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Shakespeare Interviewed On Jimmy Fallon

He comes out to the orchestral suite of William Walton's Henry V Refuses to shake hands with Jimmy Sits unemotional on the plush armchair I'm the technician running the cameras Standing with a clipboard and head-set Rousing the studio audience Before agreeing to go on the show He'd signed an understanding that said He'd refuse to play Lip Sync Battle He welcomed the make-up, but was Seemingly agitated with the microphone Up through the ruff He sips the concoction that he first Examined with suspicion and continues To wear the provided sunglasses That were deemed a solution to the bright lights But also the dark glasses contain the secrets in his eyes The ones he cannot disguise After his disaster of an interview I hand him this poem and after reading it He suddenly shows an interest in playing Slapjack

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Date: 12/26/2021 9:25:00 AM
Enjoyed! Lots of refusals…shaking hand of the host, playing Lip Synch Battle…the suspicious concoction and dark glasses.
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