The court of life is now adjourned.

clowns under the roof of midnight
fools on parade
marching with no audience down a dark street
no music no applause
a pantomime for no one
clowns foolish and unwanted
unexpected not needed
fools on parade
so it happens that many times in the course of a life
that the best efforts are just wasted
the gavel slams down
the court of life is now adjourned
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