The Fatal Stabbing of the Little Clown

Overcome with anger He grabbed a knife Ran to the front Of the auditorium And lunged at the little clown In the centre of the stage, What followed was a violent struggle Between the little clown And his assailant Screams and cries And what appeared To be a fatal stabbing, But this was all an act... The hysterics The screams The cries The knife, Even the little pool of blood Trickling from the centre of the stage, It was all an act... Graphic, realistic A very convincing piece of drama, So much so That when the curtains Were drawn together And the auditorium was empty, The stagehands came And carried the little clown's body away. W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2006. Posted 10th April 2019.