The Circus Apocalypse
 

Come one,

Come all!

See the nightmare Horrorshow,

The Circus Apacolypse

For a last night, only!

Darkest and darker--

The ill-lit monstrosities

Faceless and flailing things

Against a cold array of stainless steel

Feel the breeze of razors whir-a-gigging!

Witness virginal young nubiles spread on the wheel

Wonder at the facelessness of black too beauteous to behold

Here at last, leaving soon for a wakeless night!

We’ll show you the reasons the moonlight hides.

Endure the dark and never fear it again

Just ask one of our hundreds of satisfied customers

Sleeping soundly for two silver dollars

For ever

For no money up front

Yes!

Come revel in rapture

For each girl and boysie

The end is soon coming

It may well be noisy

Don’t miss this show,

There’s fun to be had

Fresh from the shores

of Neo Tan’mad

The Circus Apacolypse

Is proud to decent

Tonight for a first flight

Tonight is the last night

Not showing tomorrow night

            And you’ll wish you had.

 

See a snake full forty feet long

            Death’s head a man’s span

            and each fang a promise

            Nag the Magnificent here to see you

Behold the headless man whose bones bleach white

            his skin invisible,

            his skull yours for the knocking.

Vanessa the mystress, madam of secrets

            you’ll never resist her lying beside you

            the wisdoms she whispers the shadows of longing

            the shortening breath beneath her confer truth

Now an ogre, an elf, a badger bear lion

            Each face of Migulo a mask of illusion

            and good King Rodger wuth his 10,000 spiders

            are proferring visits to all the insiders

            The nails in his coffin pop

            3   2  1  NONE!

            --and the body is gone with the light of the sun

Horsemen on Harleys leap rings full of fire

            and immolate wisemen in Napalm on biers!

 

Hear ye! Here ye! Fear ye!

No waiting, no longing, no nothing

Come see

Shadows rendered visible, for the last black blast

            at last

            at Last!

And all it costs is

A dream come true

for you and you all alone

You’ll die laughing

You’ll cry laughing

Try laughing

(You’ll die)

 

Come one,

Come all!

See the Circus Apacolypse

For a last night, only!

The circus apacolypse

Leaving you soon.

 

©1999 Nathan Barnett