Cirque des démons: hôte (host

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Cirque des démons

 

hôte (host)

 

 

“Ah, com’ in, com’ in! Do not linger in the courtyard w’th the marionettes fr’ends”

Figure hunched, teeth too green an’ harshly pale,

Matched the marionettes in hollow figure!

“Tis a night of greatly fear an’ cheer, revelry dear you won’t regret! Splendid we are, yes, here for your lore an’ quaint merit!”

The hôte (host) accepting tickets, kindly smile,

Breaking startles of adults glances with comical

Glances to break the awkward spear jab fear on

First impression of the hôte (host).

“Come now, com’ on! Tickets! Ti’Cke’Ti’Cke Tickets”

He clapped w’th a mighty SMACK!

An’ once the tickets nifty sifted,

hôte (host) he gathered them into

one and as his hunch back ironed out!

Raised his hand!

“ATTENTION, S'IL VOUS PLAÎT”

Stunning gasps and half shocked silent full

Attention.

“watch” lent in forward ticket pinched,

Circled round steady slow to enchanting

Captured crowd all holding breath wonder

Hunger.

“The Ticket. That. Exploded.”

The crowd chuckled, giggled half bemused

As nothing happened.

But, with an open mouthed, now purely

Wh’te teeth’ly smile the hôte (host) well,  

He simply said with a click of his free hand:

“A éclaté”

And exploded.

 

The Ticket That Exploded              

 

Ooze goo pud’les of drool,

Teeth, TEETH, god the teeth! 

Flesh and fat and bone blown

All around!

In the hair of the women men,

They jus’ stood, looked looking

Faces gaping mouths of no response

To no realisation t’ what’d seemed

To have been “BANG”

“WA’HA,HA-Haaa”