Curtain call br ~ br A show as long as a life br Written in the script of the unknown br The mysterious bard has foretold br The final curtain call br ~ br The closing act is well underway br The last scene about to begin br Soon the lights shall dim to blackness br And the curtains shall fall to close br The lead bystander is all but done br A role written to an end br ~ br This has been no great story br A simple forgetful tale if told true br The mild tragedy of a few events br Within the comedy of it all br The final performance, a swansong br Then all shall be done br ~ br Once it is over and the curtain falls br The audience shall rise to leave br With a clatter of chairs ringing out br A dull applausebr br Matthew Hollowaybr br