GUILLOTINE

They left their office
Avoided the staircase but
Pushed the button that
Cleaved the building in half

They fell softly
Like ripe apples in a basket

The guillotine had flashed his bright tooth
Happy with his day’s work

© Hugo Nieuwenhuijse, 28 March 2005

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