W.A. Cholt Poet Free verse

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.

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Gershon Wolf April 14, 2019 at 3:28 PM Intriguing ink! It (almost) falls in the category of "You can't make this stuff up!" ~ gw