Hurry! Hurry!The circus is here!!!
Gather up all your friends and fends.
Come on! Let’s go before it’s too late!
One and all come to this tragic moment in time.
(Ringmaster)
“Harlequins”
They’re spreading gossip and evil into the world.
But can we stop them?
Is it possible?
Anything’s possible in this world of flamboyant colors.
“Bearded ladies”
They might be a bit ugly on the outside.
But they have a heart of gold.
They’re nothing like those evil harlequins.
“Tallest man in the world”
Everybody gawks at him as if he were some kind of monster.
Did he do something wrong?
No, he just lived each day to its fullest.
He’s as gentle as a flower.
He would never hurt a fly.
“The strongest man in the world”
With a body made of bronze he is strong.
So handsome.
Making all the ladies swoon and drool.
But answer me this, is he really strong inside?
He has things from the past that will never leave his mind.
Haunting him in his sleep.
Eating him away as he wakes for the day.
“Clowns”
All that makeup, just hiding what can’t be seen.
Disguising all that they don’t want you to see.
The real ugliness behind their painted masks.
These clowns did terrible misfortunes that will never be forgiven nor forgotten.
I wouldn’t call them evil, but most definitely dead on the inside.
They practice all those carbon copied smiles in the mirror in which lies.
“Lion tamer”
You see him snap his head back every time the lion closes his mouth.
But every time, he really wishes he hadn’t pulled back so fast.
“Trapeze artists”
You see them swing and dancing in the sky.
Will they ever fall?
What’s their meaning for doing this?
They really wish that every time their partner catches them they hadn’t.
“Fire breathers”
They breathe that fire so far.
They don’t care if they get burned.
It just eases their pain.
Every time, they wish they would just swallow the fire and burn their insides.
Maybe than it would kill what is ugly.
Kill the ugliness inside.
“Animals”
If you look and watch how they have no smile.
Abused and mistreated.
Why would they even smile?
“Me?”
Don’t ask about me.
I created all these creatures, they live within my mind.
Now tell me, do you really think I'm a good guy?
All of this is just an act to become a legend.
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this is my first poem posting on here. i actuallly like this one. my sis added a few lines to it and reread it and all that jazz. i hope ya like it. hahaha!
xo- Violet