Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Drama Room

"...A circus of daily death-defying events..."

Drama Room

A 24/7 show with
a sense of urgency

A choreographed frantic frenzy
an odor suppressing chill
the blink, chirp, glow of LCDs
the drop, drip, dribbling of IVs

Sagging flesh, shallow breath
dazed and disoriented
sick, shot, stabbed, battered

A circus of daily death-defying events
we the audience, the main attraction,
the performers, the high wire failures
quickly cleared to bring the next act on






Article © Frederick Foote. All rights reserved.
Published in the January 21, 2019 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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