A man in a suit, a clown and a small girl.
Sitting in a boat in silence, with no clue of a shore
The man turned to the clown, asked for a joke
He answered back: “Very well then, we`re all bored
“…I know one, actually, the best of jokes…”
The kid knew what he`s up but never said a word
with a smile most sarcastic …the clown spoke
“I was at the top once; I was no small…”
“…A bright young bird that`s been hit by a stone…”
“…isn’t this mine?, I asked… what the boss just stole?”
“…I suddenly couldn’t eat, smile, or talk…”
“…I went to the doctor to figure what`s wrong…”
“..A fracture in the heart, he said, a wound in the soul”
“..I went back to my office,… they sent me home…”
“…If you don’t give in”, they said you`ll never belong…”
The clown kept on talking, …and took off the silly red ball
his smile has faded as he revealed his skin tone
“…it was all about justice…what I`ve written before”
No one could laugh, move or speak a word
That’s when she grinned .. that little girl
“…he thought it was “Open”, she said “..but it was a very closed door…”
“my brother was silly to think… he can face them all alone”
“My father says; it is never ….the company you work for…”
“these are groups and friends…. No fair people, No fair war”
Faten Mostafa Hatem