Chevalier Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

"Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, "
he screamed to the crowd

"On stage as a vagabond
my home you enshroud

"My makeup—my armor,
my performance—my cause

"Reborn with each act,
as I hear your applause

"You take me each matinee,
you take me each night

"To the depths of your hearts
where my darkness alights

"Mon Dieu, mon Dieu, "
he shouted again

"Forever my audience
—forever my friends"

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June,2016)