Alan Lightman

By Spencer Shore 

 

He sits in a cramped projectionist’s room,

Not watching Some Like It Hot on the screen down below,

But thinking about the projector’s graphite rods– striking,

Sparking, separating. The harsh white flame he turns away from

Fills the space where they once met.

 

The sleepy projectionist rises from his chair,

Loads the second reel of film,

And returns to his nap.

The film stops spinning and Alan walks into the Malco Theater

parking lot, stretches his arms overhead

And with a big, loud yawn, walks towards his room,

Where his science experiments and stories await.

 

Spencer’s Bio:

Spencer Shore is a History major at Rutgers. He is from Columbus, Ohio, and likes to spend his free time reading, writing, and playing classical music on the guitar.