I ran away from home with the circus, <br />Having fallen in love with Mademoiselle Estralada, <br />The lion tamer. <br />One time, having starved the lions <br />For more than a day, <br />I entered the cage and began to beat Brutus <br />And Leo and Gypsy. <br />Whereupon Brutus sprang upon me, <br />And killed me. <br />On entering these regions <br />I met a shadow who cursed me, <br />And said it served me right.... <br />It was Robespierre!<br /><br />Edgar Lee Masters<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sam-hookey/
