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Poem by Edgar Lee Masters


Sam Hookey


I ran away from home with the circus,
Having fallen in love with Mademoiselle Estralada,
The lion tamer.
One time, having starved the lions
For more than a day,
I entered the cage and began to beat Brutus
And Leo and Gypsy.
Whereupon Brutus sprang upon me,
And killed me.
On entering these regions
I met a shadow who cursed me,
And said it served me right....
It was Robespierre!



Edgar Lee Masters


Edgar Lee Masters's other poems:
  1. O Glorious France
  2. Robert Davidson
  3. Lydia Puckett
  4. Le Roy Goldman
  5. The Spooniad


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