Shecherezada

poem by: Haim Kadman
Written on Jul 16, 2013 

Shecherezada 
was a bit worried.
'…and from that 
night of bliss…' 
She went on,
quite perturbed; 
'they didn't part, 
and lived happily 
together.' 
She ended it up, 
watching 
the Sultan's face.
with a forced smile.
'I don't like happy ends!'
The Sultan declared 
decisively,
and looking back 
to one of his bodyguards 
he blurted out:
'Chop her head off!'

 Haim Kadman November the 21st 2011 - all rights reserved

 

Tags: sad, metaphor, dark,

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greg woods commented:
Is Shecherezada the Christmas turkey?
Frank Hornby . commented:
No....I think it was Anne Boleyn..........

 

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