Accidental Poet

Laugh In The Face Of Demons

Dedicated to comedian Robin Williams

Born: July 21, 1951

Died: August 11, 2014

 

Laugh In The Face Of Demons

By Accidental Poet

 

The Grand Marshal of comedy

You made students of your peers

Blazing a new trail of laughter

A career spanning nearly 40 years

 

All while inside

You waged a relentless war

Battling stealthy demons

Defiance in the smile you wore

 

Millions upon millions

To whom you gave of yourself

A loyal following

Of your comic wealth

 

Generations all touched by you

So effortlessly you entertained

Sad that your comedy

Ineffective against your own inner pain

 

May you live forever Robin Williams

In the sound of laughter everywhere

And on the faces

The smiles that we all wear

 

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