Taking a cue from
The Ringmaster,
I tip my hat and
Smile, oh so big
And the crowds cheer
A mesh of chocolate faces:
Popcorn pimps and
Cotton candy whores
I do my best to entertain
Keep them happy
As my cheeks burn
My smile melts into pain
Then I wonder about
These freaks who
Tie me up
Bound and gagged
You do what you
Can for them
But you have to
Keep the applause
Rodeo punks
Flying diseased acrobats
Twist and turn
For your fancy
I left my soul there
Up on the high wire
And it fell with a
Thump, Splat, Squish
When all along
I was the clown
In the thick makeup
And big Shoes
Smiling, oh so big
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“After a while, I’d do nothing but go day by day without you. Sometimes I’d remember something you said, and have another one-way conversation. I’d walk around secretly talking to you, wondering where you were and what you were doing. I’d tell myself that wherever you’d gone I wanted you to be happy.”-If I Vanished by Stuart Dybek
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- Annie Apples
- I like to dance in my underwear around my living room. With the window blinds closed. Listening to good music and letting the words wash over me. Singing at the top of my lungs when I'm aimlessly driving. Being the rock star that's hidden in all of us.
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