Before You Go

Stop.
Tell me why you’re leaving.
You owe me nothing, still I ask, I beg;
Was it the wall too high? the rope? the ladder?
Which act failed?
Which should I cut? Which joke fell flat?
Tell me, before you walk away, leaving me nary a dime
Have I no talent as a mime?

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The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words.