When the laughter stops <br />~ <br />And what when the laughter stops <br />Do we care to ask <br />Those clowns and entertainers <br />Once the curtain has fallen <br />Is there still joy, rhapsody <br />Or the emptiness of a still room <br />Do they cry or call for help <br />What happens when the laughter stops <br /> It's not a question I hear often <br />But is a relevant as the time of day <br />Were the world indeed a stage <br />And we each designated a role to play <br />Those jesters how we love them so <br />In their masks and acts <br />What happens when the laughter stops <br />Still we do not ask<br /><br />Matthew Holloway<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-the-laughter-stops/
