Stanley Harris Poet Dramatic Monologue

A Bull Fighter Was Killed In Eastern Spain

Everyone who knows me, realises I get my inspiration from news items.  Today, Sunday 10 July 2016. There was a mention on the radio of a bull fighter being killed in Eastern Spain, whilst fighting a bull and being televised live.  Pardon that last expression, but it was actually used.  I have always been a keen supporter of animal welfare.  I hope this poem does not offend anybody, but you know it need not have happened, both the death and this poem!

A Bullfighter was killed in Eastern Spain!

A bullfighter was killed in Spain!
Not by a sword or gun.
No, it was by a bull.
In an arena of no fun.
You see the bull should have died.
The Matador bow to applause!
Be cascaded with flowers.
By senoritas so adored!
Did everybody gasp?
When the bull won instead!  
Did anybody praise that bull?
To see their hero dead!
I have not watched the video.
I don’t know if there is one.
I expect others killed that bull.
No one praised that one.
Who in a one sided battle!
Did the unthinkable!
And.
Won!

Condolences to the widow if there is one and children if there are any. (The mad Author)

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Ovidiu Bocsa July 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM Corrida del torros! Ola! I never saw such exciting images, except perhaps in a novel of Hemingway (Fiesta) and of Karl May (The Treasure from the Silver Lake), and ...Stanley and Oliver Hardy as I remember. Wonderful poem, gorgeous images properly added with music from Carmen. Congrat. Stanley Harris July 10, 2016 at 5:58 AM I would have rather not been called to write this one I note the comments. As one mourns yet more deaths. (The mad Author)