“The Wonder Behind the Wizard of OZ”

... The other key actors in this film were the Munchkins. The Munchkins were played by midgets. Off screen these midgets were nothing like the darling little people they played as Munchkins. Mervyn LeRoy, the producer, said that, “We had a hell of a time with those little guys’. Reportedly these midget actors were involved in sex orgies. Police had to be stationed on every floor of the hotel to stop this lewd behavior. Noel Langley, one of the screenwriters, described these actors as being so raunchy that the studio was forced to provide armed guards for the showgirls. In her later years (Judy Garland) stated that these Munchkin actors were drunks who drank every night and later had to be picked up by the police in butterfly nets. Hugh Fordin, in his book on Arthur Freed, describes the Munchkins as “The most deformed, unpleasant bunch of adults imaginable”. Fordin went on to say, ‘This unholy assemblage of pimps, hookers, and gamblers infested the Metro lot and all of the community”. It must be stated that there were a few Munchkin actors who did not participate in this debauchery. However, this goes to show that appearances, especially in films, can be very deceiving. On screen, these actors brought to their roles a touch of fantasy and vulnerability which led audiences to believe that the Munchkins were adorable innocent characters.

Enquanto aprendo a cantar,

aprendo a falar

a não escrever

a passar vergonha

a ouvir

a desejar

a idealizar

fico numas, de melancolia

de falta de comprometimento

de uma jaula ferrenha

de um jogo que parece não ter fim

de mais um problema onde deveria haver solução

se ao menos ela não tivesse me machucado tanto

talvez eu não machucasse outras pessoas

não é justo

o amor é livre

o que eu faço agora?

Escrevo músicas que não consigo terminar, por que o tempo passa e as ações

mundiais são mais rápidas que o projeto de poeta deslocado e pagão.