VOTE FOR RIGSBY
Rigsby would get my vote
the king of a seedy bedsit land
ruler by prejudice
yet both feet insecure
despised but proud
a king wasp in his nest
tortured by desire falling just short.
I would vote for him
in place of a representative
as reliable as any I have yet known.
We all feel sorry for Rigsby
and for ourselves when things go wrong
but he doesn't claim any special privileges
and we wouldn't expect it
if we voted for Rigsby.
David RL Moore
Mon 18th Nov 2024 15:58
Nice one Ray,
Leonard Rossiter was a comic genius who held a mirror up to us all with Rigsby. He was also an acclaimed actor outside of comedy, with appearances in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Barry Lyndon. I think he would have gone on to be a huge success.
Apparently he wasn't a nice chap, but who knows? certainly not me.
I loved Rigsby, his failures were magnificent.
Nice little poem for those who remember and have met Rigsby's on our travels in bedsitland.
Cheers Ray.
David