Losing at Reality TV
Watching Survivor,
fulfilling my role as the
couch's personal potato,
I am convinced
I would
be the first
to hear those infamous words,
"the tribe has spoken",
and to
walk off in disgrace
at being
voted off
the
island.
I have
some, well,
limitations
that
preclude me from
winning
on a reality show.
I don't have endurance,
or speed,
on land or sea.
I can't
start a fire,
climb a tree,
balance on a board,
or solve puzzles quickly.
I am a ginger,
so sun seeks me out
to inflict punishment
in what I believe is
a personal vendetta against
red hair.
And I talk.
A lot.
I am
a walking
target for
other players'
votes
to evict.
As I ponder
my island fate,
I am really mad,
and a bit hurt,
at being
kicked out
of the alliance.
My whole day is
ruined.
Might as well
watch TV.