Curtain call <br />~ <br />A show as long as a life <br />Written in the script of the unknown <br />The mysterious bard has foretold <br />The final curtain call <br />~ <br />The closing act is well underway <br />The last scene about to begin <br />Soon the lights shall dim to blackness <br />And the curtains shall fall to close <br />The lead bystander is all but done <br />A role written to an end <br />~ <br />This has been no great story <br />A simple forgetful tale if told true <br />The mild tragedy of a few events <br />Within the comedy of it all <br />The final performance, a swansong <br />Then all shall be done <br />~ <br />Once it is over and the curtain falls <br />The audience shall rise to leave <br />With a clatter of chairs ringing out <br />A dull applause<br /><br />Matthew Holloway<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/curtain-call-17/
