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The Final Show

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It was the final day at the city -
The Circus prepared for a grand show,
Men gathered in packs and sat
On the chairs in the rows.
Even the Chief Magistrate,
Came to see the show;
With hundreds of police
In tow.
All the Circus animals
Were being dressed up,
All the props were ready -
A ladder, a stick, a rope and even a cup!
And among all the people of the Circus
Were the two, hand in hand.
Husband and Wife, trapeze acrobats,
Listening to the incoming band.
It was their fourth anniversary;
A very grand day indeed!
But of all was the fact that
This time, they had taken the lead.
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Then, with the start of pleasant music
They, together entered the ring
And first bowed to the audience,
Then waited for the starting bell to ring.

Ding!Dong! Went the bell;
They together climbed up the ladder
And started their acrobat
And their confidence became sturdier.

Swinging with the ropes,
Performing acrobats both mild and brute,
Applause fell all around
As the mesmerised audience stood...

And, then the final trick came,
Where the Wife would jump in the air,
And the Husband would catch her by the arms,
The fascinated audience would stare.

But ALAS! Fate changed their life
And the Wife, in front of the town,
Suddenly had a heart failure
And she fell down without a sound.

Her life deserted her, from her mouth
Red blood gushed out
The whole audience was shocked
"Help her!!"All screamed aloud.

The ambulance, in a short while came
And she was taken away...
And everyone asked the other,
"What did the doctors say?"
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And no one looked but after a long time
At the Husband, still hanging,
In mid-air, his body numb;
His vision was blurring.

And no one felt what he felt
And no one thought of his future -
"What is love?" - Nobody felt.
Isn't love like a tarnished metal?
It comes with full of lustre
And goes with a sorrow so bitter!

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